In order to defend the interests of the companies in its sector of actuation and support the technological development in Brazil, Avibras actively takes part in important entities, with representatives in the board of directors of the Brazilian Association of Defence and Security Materials (ABIMDE), Aerospace Industries Association of Brazil (AIAB) and Defence Industry Union (SIMDE).

In October, the National Sales General Manager, Fernando Ikedo (pictured below), was elected first vice-president of ABIMDE’s Board of Directors for the next three years (2022-2024). The association, recognized as the leading association in the defence and security sector, promotes and values national companies within the country and abroad. In addition, it carries out projects that encourage export in order to fuel the country’s economy and the generation of highly skilled employment.

Space Business Manager, Avandelino Santana Júnior, represents Avibras in AIAB. He was elected in April this year as vice-president for the three-year term of 2021-2025. AIAB is the national association that gathers and represents the Brazilian companies in the aerospace sector, promoting and defending their common interests and objectives in Brazil and abroad.

Commercial-director Paulo Franklin is Avibras’ SIMDE representative, occupying the position of second vice-president in the 2019-2021 management. The union aims at supporting the activities of the defence sector association and working as a union association in the search for equal policies. Its main goals include the achievement of an outstanding position in the country’s industrial context, the viability of the defence industry in the foreign market, and the reinforcement of the sector’s importance before government bodies and other entities.

Avibras recently joined the National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Companies (ANPEI) and became the leading company of the Brazilian Space Cluster, managed by the São José dos Campos Technology Park, to consolidate the country’s aerospace and defence production chain.