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Chihuahua is a dynamic municipality in Mexico, recognized for its high competitiveness and economic growth. Ranked 6th nationally by the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) in the 2023 Urban Competitiveness Index, it excels in high-value-added industries and technology. The city is 1st in innovation and 2nd in quality of life. Notable advancements include increased salaries, robust industrial sector, and initiatives fostering entrepreneurship, making it a competitive and thriving urban center.

MZT Aerospace Park in Mazatlán, Mexico, offers premier infrastructure for the aerospace industry, including facilities for aircraft production, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO), experimental flight testing, and more. As the first industrial park with a private land strip and aiming for certification as the world’s first Green Community by the USGBC, It Supports FBO operations, aircraft painting, and interior design installations, attracting global aerospace leaders with sustainable, state-of-the-art amenities.

NABLA Mobility is an ML/AI startup and we “Weave” every piece in an airline’s flight operation by resolving the complexity of data. Our product Weave assists flight ops team’s in flight decision-making, reducing cognitive/workload. With this, they can achieve new level of operational efficiency, while offloading cumbersome tasks to Weave, and retaining command of critical decision-making with reduced carbon emissions.

Nammo is an international aerospace and defense company headquartered in Norway. With more than 3 100 employees, 27 production sites and a presence in 11 countries, Nammo is today one of the world’s leading providers of specialty ammunition and rocket motors for both military and civilian customers.

North American Center of Excellence for Transportation Equipment (NAmTrans) serves the large and growing cluster of more than 50 Transportation Equipment and Aerospace companies across the seven-county North Country region of New York State. NAmTrans has developed a number of direct support services for cluster companies, including workforce training and recruitment, supply chain efficiencies, procurement and contracting, government affairs support, and the sharing of best practices and solutions.

Rapid advances in technology means drones and other types of Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles have emerged as legitimate threats. IEC’s Lycan Counter-UAS is a layered C-UAS solution to mitigate group 1, 2, and 3 UAV targets day or night. Several forms of mitigation are available including RF and directional/navigational jammings and an interceptor drone to net the invading target. IEC systems are used worldwide, protecting against domestic and international aerial adversaries.

The SCS Framework is a cross-sector programme led by industry, facilitated by ADS on a not-for-profit basis in partnership with the Regional Aerospace Alliances and Devolved Administrations The SCS framework provides a comprehensive set of services to support companies in their development needs; Enables suppliers to improve their competitive performance, highlights opportunities to invest in innovation and digitalisation, as well as helping them understand how to progress their ESG goals. www.scsframework.org.uk

NAICO Malaysia is a pivotal agency under the Ministry of Investment, Trade, and Industry (MITI). Our mission is to strengthen Malaysia’s aerospace industry by connecting industry players, government bodies, and academia. We oversee the implementation of the Malaysian Aerospace Industry Blueprint 2030, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives. Through collaboration and commitment, NAICO drives global growth and supports local players, including Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in the aerospace supply chain.

The National Institute for Aviation Research provides research, design, testing, certification and training to the aviation, defense and manufacturing industries. NIAR has a $350 million budget, 1,200 employees, and two million sqare feet of space in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Areas of expertise: Additive/Advanced Manufacturing; Advanced Coatings; Aerodynamics; Ballistics/Crash Dynamics; Advanced Materials; Digital Twin; Environmental/EME; eXtended Reality; Flight Simulation; Full-Scale Structural Test; Nondestructive Test; Sustainment; Reverse Engineering; Robotics/Automation and Virtual Engineering.

We have served the aerospace and defense industry for more than 40 years, and we remain committed to delivering proven test automation technology - whether you’re building and maintaining test assets to support long life cycle programs, designing next generation radar and electronic warfare systems, or deploying digital transformation initiatives across your enterprise. NI is now part of Emerson.

National Precision is one of the largest stocking distributors in the world of bearings and bushings for Aerospace applications. Our inventory and experience providing solutions to elite aerospace manufacturers is second to none. Known for our value-added solutions, NPB is AS9100/ISO9001 certified, with ISO Class-6 clean room assembly and relubrication services that support our customers needs.

NCEO provides the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council with national capability in Earth observation science. Its world-leading experts interpret and use data from satellite instruments and technology to monitor the state of the Earth and understand our changing planet. NCEO is made up of more than 130 scientists from top universities and research organisations across the UK under the lead of Professor John Remedios at the University of Leicester.

NCM is specialized design, manufacturing, assembly and testing of integrated products for the hot section of Aero Engines and Gas Turbines, further than aircraft structural parts. We work with the major OEM's worldwide providing statoric products such as Fuel Nozzles, Oil Nozzles, Combustion Chambers, Structural Casings, Shrouds, Vanes, etc. through in-house capabilities such as Machining/EDM, Welding, Heat Treatments, Coatings (APS/HVOF), Functional Testing (air/water/oil), etc.

NEMA Ltd. Established in 1954 as a spring manufacturer supplying the aerospace industry, which still forms an integral part of the business. From 2000 NEMA established itself as a key aerospace supplier of electric motors, holding full AS9100 accreditation across all its manufacturing & design capabilities. NEMA is currently at the forefront of High Speed, High temperature motor design & manufacture, and are developing Active Magnetic Bearings for aerospace applications.

NEODAAS is hosted at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML), overseen by the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) and funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). NEODAAS provides data to support a wide variety of research activities and projects and has done over many years. This includes research into marine life, weather and climate, volcano monitoring amongst others.