SAXONY! at ILA Berlin Air Show 2026

Information and objective

The Saxony joint stand will be located in the Supplier / ISC (International Supplier Centre) exhibition area (booth A.230). This part of the trade show will take place from June 10–12, 2026, and is primarily aimed at trade visitors. The ILA as a whole will be open to visitors until June 14, 2026.

ILA Berlin brings together global experts from the aerospace, security, and defense industries in one place. With the sectors Aviation, Space, Defense & Support, Advanced Air Mobility, and Supplier, ILA Berlin covers the entire value chain. The trade show showcases the future of aerospace with a focus on innovation, new technologies, and sustainability, the future of climate-neutral aviation, and new mobility. It offers opportunities to present products and services, as well as to exchange ideas and network. ILA Berlin aims to be the meeting place for international industry, politics, the armed forces, business, and science. Approximately 600 exhibitors and 90,000 visitors are expected at the trade fair. 

Saxony possesses considerable industrial capacities and research potentials in the aerospace industry with a specific focus in the Dresden, Freiberg, and Chemnitz regions. Currently, more than 7,000 employees work in 160 companies and research institutions in Saxony’s aerospace sector. The industry sector is characterized by the Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (a company of ST Engineering and Airbus) in Dresden and primarily small and medium-sized suppliers. Saxony’s companies are reliable partners of the major aircraft manufacturers and participate in largescale international projects. Companies from Saxony excel with specific competences and expertise in the sectors aircraft conversion and maintenance, materials development (particularly lightweight construction), aerospace electronics and communication systems, test and sensor technology, propulsion systems for space travel and electric aviation, plants for sustainable air fuels (SAF), astrophysics and geodata processing. Education and research in the aerospace technology sector is provided primarily by the Dresden University of Technology which sets global standards with its Institute for Aerospace Engineering (ILR) and Institute of Lightweight Engineering and Polymer Technology (ILK).

The following exhibitors from Saxony are represented at the SAXONY! joint booth:

• 4Source electronics AG, Dresden
• ADZ NAGANO GmbH, Ottendorf-Okrilla
• Aerospace Technology Competence Centre Saxony / Thuringia e. V. (LRT)
• COTESA GmbH, Mittweida
• enabling connections GmbH, Radeberg
• Nehlsen-BWB Flugzeug-Galvanik Dresden GmbH & Co. KG
• PMG – Precision Mechanics Group GmbH, Wilsdruff
• RGenau Industries GmbH & Co. KG, Meerane
• rmw Kabelsysteme GmbH, Crossen an der Elster
• SUSA S. Sauer GmbH & Co. KG, Heidenau

Further exibitors from Saxony at the trade fair:

• Additive Drives GmbH, Dresden (hall A | 221)
• DEFAINE GmbH, Chemnitz (hall D | 400a)
• Fraunhofer Institute for Material and Beam Technology IWS, Dresden (hall C | 280)
• Qpoint Composite GmbH, Dresden (hall A | 123)
• Smart Material GmbH, Dresden (hall A | 140)