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Aerofleet

Soumagne, Belgium

Armour & ProtectionDual-use
Founded 1990Component Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 12, 2026

About

Founded in 1990, Aerofleet is a defense component supplier based in Soumagne, Belgium working in armour & protection.

Aerofleet is a Belgian company founded in 1990 that specialises in high-tech composite materials, producing prepreg, vacuum-bagged and autoclave-cured parts. Its activities span aerospace, marine and construction. Aerospace work includes prototype epoxy/carbon fibre components for the Airbus A380, and it has built large composite domes for ESA's Very Large Telescope in Chile. In the marine sector it builds catamarans and sailing and motor boats, and it also makes pools and Yachting-House habitats. Its military activity covers composite protection covers for FN Herstal's FN Defender remote-controlled weapon station. The company is family-owned, run by Raphaël and Marc Van Vlodorp, with sites in Soumagne (Belgium) and Givet (France).

Location

Soumagne, Belgium

Founded

1990

Focus areas

compositesprepregautoclavecarbon fibreaerospace partsmarinecatamaransweapon protection coversmilitary composites

Languages

FR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & Protection

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

Manufacturing ServicesComponents

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

FN Defender RCWS protective cover

Weapon protection cover

Composite protective cover manufactured for the FN Defender remote-controlled weapon station, which accommodates light and heavy machine guns.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

FN Defender RCWS

Named customers

FN HerstalAirbusESA

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