Press Releases
march 2010
Certification - Onera, certified ISO 9001
Press release - Mars 11, 2010
On March 8, 2010, Onera received its ISO 9001 quality certificate from Bureau
Veritas for "directing and conducting research in aerospace and defense".
Onera joins the very select club of public research organizations having earned
ISO 9001 certification for all of its activities.
january 2010
Laser - Onera supports "Year of the Laser" in France
Press release - January 14, 2010
The laser was invented 50 years ago, in 1960. To celebrate this landmark anniversary,
France launched the “Year of the Laser” at the Palais de la Découverte science and
technology museum in Paris on January 7. Since its creation, the laser has
revolutionized a number of sectors, especially metrology, or the art of measurement,
leading to the development of a host of applications in aerospace and other sectors.
Onera, the leading French aerospace research center, has focused on increasing the
power and reducing the size of lasers since the outset, contributing to a continuous
increase in performance and the scope of applications. Today, Onera is one of the
world leaders in lasers, a cutting-edge technology that still harbors a world of
potential.
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november 2009
Press release - Onera chooses SGI supercomputers to enhance its computing power and speed up its scientific research.
Press release - November 23, 2009
This new supercomputer will be used to enhance the precision of Onera’s computer simulation models, accelerate its digital simulation processes and adapt its computing resources to the use of massively parallel processing.
october 2009
Press release - Thales and ONERA sign cooperation agreement on new surface wave radar
Press release - 12 October 2009
Thales and Onera have signed a cooperation agreement on surface wave radars. As part of the initiative, the two partners will be combining their scientific, technical and business expertise to provide the coastal surveillance export market with a new radar, the Coastwatcher 200.
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march 2009
Space - GOCE : Onera meets scientific and industrial challenge
Press release - March 17, 2009
The European Space Agency's GOCE satellite was be launched from the Plessetsk space base in northern Russia at 3:21 pm on March 17. Onera played a major role in this project by building six ultrasensitive accelerometers, a scientific and industrial challenge.
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