Mecadaq

Founded in 1971, Mecadaq is a defense contract manufacturer based in Chanteloup-les-Vignes, France working in air systems.

Mecadaq Group is a high-precision CNC machining company serving the aerospace, automotive, home automation, and defense and space sectors. It operates production sites in France (Tarnos, Pessac, Marignier, Chanteloup-les-Vignes, Hendaye) and an industrial site in Kirkland, Washington, USA, close to Boeing assembly lines. The group works as a built-to-print subcontractor with an in-house industrialization department that handles tooling, programming and process planning, including water jet cutting, turning, gear cutting and up to 5-axis machining. Its defense work includes components for programs such as Rafale, A400M and AASM for clients including Dassault, Airbus and Safran. The group was founded in 1971 in Biarritz as a family-owned business, shifted its focus to aerospace under later leadership, and since 2025 has been backed by the CAPZA investment fund, which succeeded Activa Capital.