aerospace defence

Aerospace and Defence

Made in the EU. Secured by design. Built for the long haul. Trusted electronics manufacturing for aerospace and defence with high-reliability, lifecycle-secured, and mission-critical solutions

One European location. One chain of responsibility

End-to-end Electronics Manufacturing Services for mission-critical aerospace and defence — all from one AS/EN 9100 certified location in the EU. Development, industrialisation, production, and lifecycle sustainment under a single chain of responsibility. 80 years of high-reliability manufacturing applied to Europe’s most demanding programmes.

Our European facility handles up to 22-layer PCBs and 6,500+ components per assembly to IPC-A-610 Class 3 and IPC J-STD-001 standards, with full programme-grade traceability. Built for high-performance computing, AI- and 5G-enabled systems, and rugged platforms for extreme environments.

Your design data is as protected as your assemblies. Kontron operates its own ISO/IEC 27001 certified, geo-redundant data centre and sovereign private cloud platform — Kontron-owned, EU jurisdiction. Your design files never leave infrastructure we own and operate.

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The circle of life - our mission-critical lifecycle model

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Development

  • HW/SW development, certification, validation
  • Requirements definition & early DFM/DFT support
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Consulting

  • Compliance planning (EMC, LVD, RED, CE)
  • Component strategies & obsolescence planning
  • Risk assessment & qualification pathways
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Production

  • SMT/THT, inline 3D SPI & AOI, X-ray, thermal chambers
  • Selective- & wave soldering
  • IPC-A-610 Class 2 & 3 assemblies
  • Conformal- & nano coating
  • Box-build & system integration
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Supply chain management

  • Global sourcing + automated warehousing
  • Long-term availability strategies
  • Obsolescence planning
  • Risk mitigation (geo, single-source)
  • Export/flow control compliance
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Services

  • ICT, FCT, BS test development
  • Repair, rework, refurbishment
  • Lifecycle extension & long-term storage
  • Field support, diagnostics, and product refresh

Certifications and standards – proven compliance for high-stakes electronics

Quality & safety standards

  • AS/EN 9100 (since 2026)
  • ISO/IEC 27001 (since 2016)
  • ISO 14001 (since 2013)
  • ISO 9001 (since 1994)

Industry standards & processes

  • IPC-A-610 Class 2 & 3
  • IPC-1782 Class 4 full traceability
  • CE, LVD, EMC, RED, ROHS2, WEEE

Testing & qualification capability

  • SPI, AOI, X-ray
  • ICT, FCT, BS test development
  • BGA inspection
  • Environmental testing (temperature chambers)

Traceability, data integrity, and sovereign infrastructure

  • Secure digital records (ISO/IEC 27001)
  • Own geo-redundant data centre
  • Own sovereign cloud infrastructure
  • IPC-1782 Class 4 traceability
  • Component-level genealogy
  • Test data archiving
  • Firmware/Software version control

Use cases and applications

Tactical

Mission-critical communications systems

Empowering defence connected systems with secure tactical solutions

Rugged

Rugged electronics

Secure electronics for the harshest environments

Drones

Drones

Proven electronics and system integration for the most demanding scenarios

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IFE (In-flight entertainment) systems

Enhancing the
experience on commercial and private flights

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IFC (In-flight connectivity) modules

Providing Wi-Fi connectivity for aviation

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Jernej Polič

Executive Director of EMS

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Luka Strajnar

Luka Strajnar

Sales Director EMS

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