The Defence and Aerospace industry is characterised by technological innovation, competition and dependence on public spending. The link with research is fundamental for identifying effective and efficient solutions in extreme environments, often the basis for new applications in more traditional market sectors.

Technological complexity, safety and reliability objectives, maximum sensitivity to security aspects and compliance of processes and products with applicable standards are some of the aspects that characterise this area.

NIER, backed by its technological and systemic skills, acts as an interlocutor in all phases of the system life cycle, supporting their development through requirements management, virtual prototyping, analysis of reliability and safety features, and verification and validation (hardware, software and system).