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Engineering Design Center

Warsaw, Poland

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsDual-use
Founded 2000Supplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: July 16, 2026

About

Founded in 2000, Engineering Design Center is a defense company based in Warsaw, Poland working in air systems, unmanned systems.

The Engineering Design Center (EDC) is an engineering alliance between General Electric Company Polska Sp. z o.o. and the Łukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Aviation, based in Warsaw. The center designs and supports the manufacturing of aircraft engines and structures, gas turbines and offshore wind turbines. It also creates and tests on-board systems and safety-critical software, and develops fleet management and aircraft health monitoring applications. Its work covers additive manufacturing, component and materials testing, and research and development projects, including externally funded programmes. Its aviation work includes the Catalyst turboprop engine, which Airbus Defence and Space selected to power the Eurodrone, and the NEUMANN programme on novel energy and propulsion systems for air dominance. The center operates a set of research laboratories and runs industry-academia programmes with Polish technical universities.

Location

Warsaw, Poland

Founded

2000

Focus areas

aircraft engine designturboprop enginesgas turbinesadditive manufacturingengineering servicescomponent testingavionicsaircraft health monitoringresearch and development

Languages

ENPL

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsUnmanned Systems

What they offer

Engineering ServicesComponents

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

GE Catalyst

Turboprop engine

A new turboprop engine for the business and general aviation segment in the 850-1,650 SHP range, designed by the Engineering Design Center and selected by Airbus Defence and Space to power the Eurodrone.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

Eurodrone

Named customers

Airbus Defence and Space

Credentials & affiliations

Awards

Corporate Catalyst Award

Józef Piłsudski Institute of America2020

Innovation Symbol 2021

2021

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