Company
Avio S.p.A.
Avio is a space propulsion company that designs, builds and integrates space launchers and tactical missiles. ↗
| Headquarters | Colleferro (Rome), Italy ↗ |
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| Founded | 1912 ↗ |
| Leadership | Giulio Ranzo, CEO ↗; James Syring, CEO of Avio USA ↗ |
| Employees | More than 1,500 ↗ |
| Ownership | Avio USA is a subsidiary of Avio S.p.A. ↗; Public; buyback started 2026-10-05 ↗ |
Products
- Avio designs, produces, assembles and operates the Vega family of launchers. ↗
- Vega C is Avio's next-generation European launcher for institutional, scientific and commercial payloads. ↗
- Avio is an official launch service provider for satellite launches and space missions. ↗
- Avio supplies payload adapters for satellites ranging from CubeSats to complex observation spacecraft. ↗
- Avio is building a new solid rocket motor factory in Hurt, Virginia, through Avio USA. ↗
Customers
- Lockheed Martin has a strategic cooperation agreement with Avio USA for solid rocket motors for ER GMLRS and PrSM. ↗
- Avio has announced cooperation with RTX and the U.S. Army on air-to-surface propulsion systems. ↗
- Avio works with MBDA Italia and Sapienza University of Rome on a national ramjet concept under the Italian Ministry of Defence's military research program. ↗