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CEiiA

CEiiA - Engineering and Product Development Centre

Matosinhos, Portugal

Air SystemsSpaceUnmanned SystemsNaval SystemsDual-use
Founded 2006201-500 employeesSubsystem Manufacturer, System IntegratorSupplies Air Forces, Naval Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 23, 2026

About

Founded in 2006, CEiiA is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Matosinhos, Portugal working in air systems, space, unmanned systems +1 more.

CEiiA is an engineering and product development centre headquartered in Matosinhos, Portugal, with an additional engineering team in Évora. It works across three main units: Aeronautics, Space and Mobility, and also runs a Security & Defence and dual-use practice. In aeronautics, CEiiA is a key engineering partner on Embraer's KC-390 military transport, responsible for the elevator, sponson and central fuselage, and contributes to Leonardo and Kopter helicopter programmes such as the AW09, AW-609 and AW-119. It is developing the LUS-222 regional aircraft through EEA Aircraft and Maintenance, and an advanced air mobility drone service. In space, CEiiA develops satellites and payloads, including the MH-1 nanosatellite and the Atlantic Constellation, and co-operates with GEOSAT on Earth observation. It also delivered seafloor landers to the Portuguese Navy and, with GEOSAT and the Portuguese Air Force, established the CTI Aeroespacial technology centre focused on dual-use aeronautics and space technologies. The company also works in mobility, including electric vehicles and the AYR sustainability platform, and in health technology through CoLAB 4LifeLAB.

Location

Matosinhos, Portugal

Founded

2006

Employees

201-500

Legal name

CEiiA - Engineering and Product Development Centre

Focus areas

aeronauticsspacedual-useengineering servicesNew Spaceunmanned systemssatellitesmilitary transport aircraft

Languages

ENPT

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsSpaceUnmanned SystemsNaval Systems

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerSystem IntegratorSoftware Developer

What they offer

Engineering ServicesHardwareSoftwareManufacturing Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

LUS-222

Light regional aircraft

Light regional aircraft for civil and defense aviation markets, with up to 19 passengers or 2.7 tonnes of cargo, developed with EEA Aircraft and Maintenance.

SEAMOUNT

Deep-sea landers

Deep-sea platform for maritime awareness and data acquisition, used for environmental monitoring, surveillance and security. Two units are in operation by the Portuguese Navy.

Orca

Unmanned underwater vehicle

Multipurpose unmanned vehicle for data acquisition and seafloor mapping in inland and coastal waters, with flexible sensor payloads.

MH-1

Nanosatellite

Satellite designed, built, integrated and operated in Portugal for Atlantic Ocean monitoring, developed with Thales Portugal and MIT Portugal.

SAAM

Autonomous drone service

Advanced Air Mobility service using an autonomous drone for small cargo transport and medical emergency logistics in urban and semi-urban areas.

End users

Air ForcesNaval ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

KC-390AW09AW-609AW-119LUS-222

Named customers

EmbraerLeonardo HelicoptersKopter HelicoptersDassault AviationRocket Factory AugsburgPortuguese NavyPortuguese Air Force

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

AYR.ID Wins IN3 award

Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda2024

MH-1 wins Mission of the Year

Small Satellites Conference2024