INCAS

INCAS

Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Aerospațială "Elie Carafoli" București

București, Romania

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseSimulation & TrainingDual-use
Profile last updated: March 14, 2026

About

INCAS is a defense company based in București, Romania working in air systems, unmanned systems, counter-uas & air defense +2 more.

INCAS is Romania's leading research establishment in aerospace sciences, operating as a national research and development institute under public law. Its work covers aerospace engineering, flow physics and applied aerodynamics, with a tradition of over 70 years and infrastructure including wind tunnels, a shock tube, flight simulators, and atmospheric research aircraft. Its defence activities include participation in European consortia for future military aircraft, countermeasures for unmanned aerial systems, protection against air threats including hypersonic threats, and defence-related materials research, delivered through a dedicated Defense Program linked to the European Defence Fund. The institute also conducts space research, including reusable turbojet and rocket engine demonstrators, and participates in EU and ESA programmes.

Location

București, Romania

Legal name

Institutul Național de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Aerospațială "Elie Carafoli" București

Focus areas

aerospace researchaerodynamicsflight simulationunmanned aerial systemscounter-UASspace researchEuropean Defence Fundwind tunnels

Languages

ENRO

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsCounter-UAS & Air DefenseSimulation & TrainingSpace

What they offer

Engineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

INCAS Flight Simulators

Flight simulator

Fixed flight simulators replicating Boeing 737 NG and Airbus A320 cabins and flight systems, capable of certification up to FNPT II MCC under CS-FSTD.

INCAS Wind Tunnels

Wind tunnel

Subsonic, trisonic and blowdown wind tunnels used for aerodynamic research and testing.

Shock Tube / Ludwieg Tube

Experimental test installation

Intermittent-operation experimental installation used for aero-gas-dynamics and related physics research.

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

IAR 99

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

EREAIFAR

People

Management & team (5)

+ 1 more

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