
BRUSSELS AEROSPACE & DEFENCE GROUP
Connecting Expertise.
Driving Innovation.
Bringing together Brussels’ aeronautics,space and defence ecosystem to foster collaboration, create opportunities and drive innovation.
ABOUT BAG
A Network Built on Collaboration
The Brussels Aerospace & Defence Group (BAG) is a non-profit association bringing together industry, research centres and academic institutions across Brussels’ aerospace, space and defence sectors.
Since 2015, BAG has been connecting expertise, fostering collaboration and representing the interests of its members to strengthen the Brussels ecosystem.
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Industry
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Research Centres
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Universities & Schools
OUR ECOSYSTEM
Connecting Industries. Creating Synergies.
BAG brings together complementary expertise across aerospace, space and defence, building bridges between industry, research and academia.

Aeronautics

Space

Defence
OUR MISSION
Connecting People. Strengthening Our Industry.
BAG connects stakeholders, represents the interests of its members and supports the development of aeronautics, space and defence activities in the Brussels-Capital Region.
Connect & Collaborate
Strengthen cooperation between members, regional associations, industry, research centres and academic institutions.
Represent & Advocate
Build bridges with Brussels public authorities, Belgian institutions and national and international organisations to promote the sector’s interests.
Promote & Develop
Support new industrial, engineering and research opportunities while highlighting the sector’s contribution to employment, innovation and education.
OUR NETWORK
The Strength of Our Network
Bringing together leading companies, research centres and academic institutions to strengthen Brussels’ aerospace and defence ecosystem.




Our Members
Aeronautic, Spatial and Defence

your partner in Smart Industry combining best-in-class
tech expertise and digital engineering talent to drive global innovation (more…)

the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, pioneers cutting-edge research in the physics and chemistry of atmospheres and of outer space, exploring the Earth and other planets as well as comets, while offering key public services in space science (more…)

Ecole Polytechnique de Bruxelles / Aero-Thermo-Mechanics (ATM), active in the fields of aerodynamics, aeronautical engineering, aerospace engineering, thermodynamics, thermal engineering and applied mechanics (more…)

Royal Meteorological Institute, provides reliable weather, climate and geophysical services, based on high-quality observations and research, in the context of national and international cooperation (more…)

the Royal Observatory of Belgium, a scientific research institute, where researchers study the planet Earth and other, near and distant objects in space (more…)

neXat® streamlines multi-orbit satcom operations. As the satellite industry’s first dedicated satcom operations management solution, neXat enables operators to manage services, customers and networks through a secure, future-ready platform (more…)

pushes the aerospace industry forward by challenging boundaries with technological innovations & state-of-the-art solutions. As a designer and integrator of actuation systems with a high degree of added value we want to support all major flying systems around the globe (more…)

is a leading European tech company and a trusted digital partner to the Defence and Space ecosystem, enabling modern, data-driven operations through trustworthy and sovereign digital technologies (more…)

Sphere Defense is a Brussels-based defence company building jet-powered, AI-guided counter-UAS interceptors designed for the threats Europe faces today. Our mission is to keep allied nations safe from aerial threats by providing sovereign, highly effective, and seamlessly integrated countermeasures (more…)




