Advanced Materials defence companies in Italy

Graphene photonics company developing energy-efficient optical transceivers and photonic circuits for high-bandwidth AI, telecoms, datacoms and resilient communications infrastructure.

Composite panels and hybrid laminates manufacturer serving armoured vehicles, helicopter interiors, ship reinforcement and body armour. Based in Bra (Cuneo), with a US subsidiary in Wisconsin.

Manufactures survival and protection equipment for defence and security forces, including CBRN suits and masks, ballistic vests, and personnel parachutes and airdrop systems. Strategic supplier to the Italian Ministry of Defence, also building atmospheric re-entry and planetary landing systems for space.

Brand of G&G Partners producing rapidly deployable field shelters, ROLE 1 field hospitals, command posts and hangars using carbon-hybrid materials. Supplies NATO deployable command centres and civil emergency services. Founded in 2008 in Montichiari.

Designs and manufactures carbon-fibre naval consoles, composite ISO shelters, large-screen situational awareness displays and embedded electronics for defence, aerospace and security customers worldwide.

Pisa-based robotics spin-off from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna developing force-controllable manipulator arms for harsh environments using patented Fluid Wire transmission technology. Member of NATO DIANA 2025 cohort and EIC Accelerator grant recipient for €2.5M.

Manufacturer of ballistic body armor, ballistic helmets and personal protection equipment for military and law enforcement, based in Lesa. Supplies national police forces and NATO armed forces under NATO code AEA08.

Italian defence supplier designing modular training facilities, tactical operations centres and Role2B field hospitals for armed forces and police. Also provides ballistic personal protection, underwater DPDs, armoured VR9 vehicles and conversion kits for non-lethal training munitions.

Italian manufacturer of modular military shelters, bunkers, sentry boxes, field hospitals and force protection structures serving NATO, EU and allied ministries. Holds NATO AQAP 2110 and STANAG 2280 ballistic protection certifications, with deployments in Kosovo, Iraq, Lebanon and Afghanistan.