ITA - Italian Trade Agency is the Governmental agency that supports the business development of our companies abroad and promotes the attraction of foreign investment in Italy. 

With a motivated and modern organization and a widespread network of overseas offices, ITA acts to assert the excellence of Made in Italy in the world. The Italian aerospace sector contains 514 active businesses whose aggregate revenue in 2018 came to €16.4 billion (+5.1% from 2017). These businesses employ nearly 47,300 people combined. There are aerospace industry districts in 11 out of 20 different regions of Italy; 30 universities and 53 research centers are linked to these districts. 

In 2018, the major companies invested over €1.7 B in R&D, and among 9,635 European patent applications submitted in 2019, of these, 378 came from Italy, putting it in third place behind Germany and France. 

Italy boasts 28 start-ups and innovative SMEs in the aerospace sector. To discover more about the Italian aerospace industry and opportunities, please get in touch with us.