Avio

Avio designs and manufactures solid and liquid propulsion systems for space launchers and serves as the industrial prime contractor for the Vega-C light-lift launch vehicle. The company produces the Zefiro solid rocket motors that power Vega-C's second and third stages, as well as the P120C and P160C solid rocket boosters used on both Vega-C and the Ariane 6 heavy-lift launcher. Avio also developed the M10 engine, Europe's first liquid oxygen-methane cryogenic engine, incorporating additive layer manufacturing and designed for the future Vega-E upper stage. The company operates launch facilities at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, and maintains manufacturing and testing operations at Colleferro, Rome, and Perdasdefogu, Sardinia.

Ario is the prime contractor for the Space Rider orbital service module and produces satellite propulsion systems including the AVUM (Attitude Vernier Upper Module) for orbital maneuvering and positioning. The company holds a majority stake in ELV SpA, a joint venture with the Italian Space Agency that manages Vega operations and commercialization. Avio is also a partner in Europropulsion, a joint venture with ArianeGroup that integrates large solid rocket motors. As a publicly traded company on the Milan Stock Exchange under ticker AVIO, the company serves European space agencies, commercial satellite operators, and defense customers.