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NOVAE

Paris, France

MRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 2003501-1000 employeesMRO & ServicesSupplies Air Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 11, 2026

About

Founded in 2003, NOVAE is a defense maintenance and support provider based in Paris, France working in mro & logistics.

NOVAE is a French engineering, consulting and training group founded in 2003 and classified as an ETI (intermediate-sized enterprise). It has an industrial heritage in aeronautics, space and defence, and has extended its activities to energy, automotive and mobility. Its defence activities include MRO and in-service support (MCO) for military equipment, integrated logistics support (SLI), retrofit and modification, technical assistance and on-site subcontracting, and technical training for armed forces, including training for the Malawi Air Force on AS550 helicopters. The company states that it employs former military personnel who can intervene on defence systems in France and during overseas operations. NOVAE holds PART 145 and PART 147 approvals, ISO 9001 and EN9100 certification, and Qualiopi training certification. It is a member of GICAT, GIFAS and GICAN. Services cover industrial engineering from design and industrialisation to production and supply chain, along with a digital learning offer (NOVAE Learning). The company reports around 550 employees across about 10 offices in France and abroad, with planned offices in Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Singapore and India.

Location

Paris, France

Founded

2003

Employees

501-1000

Company type

Medium enterprise

Focus areas

MROMCOintegrated logistics supportretrofitaviation maintenancedefencetechnical trainingindustrial engineeringhelicoptersPART 145

Languages

FR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

MRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

MRO & Services

What they offer

Engineering ServicesMaintenance & RepairTrainingManufacturing Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

End users

Air ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

EN 9100PART 145PART 147

Platforms & programmes

AS550

Named customers

Airbus Helicopters Training ServicesSafran Helicopter EnginesArianeGroupVolkswagen Group FranceEDFFramatomeMalawi Air Force

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

EN9100

PART 145

PART 147

Qualiopi

ISO 17100

Industry memberships

GICATGIFASGICAN

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