Military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts market in Europe: size, suppliers and public contracts
Market size and key facts
In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 259 supply contracts for military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts through award notices on TED; the 76 of them that state a value (29.3%) add up to €325 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- Since November 2023, 233 companies have won 471 public supply contracts for military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts in 30 European countries, in 235 award notices from 109 public buyers.
- 56.7% of these awards went to a company registered in a different country from the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
- The five companies that win most often hold 32.1% of all awards across Europe.
- 57.9% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.
In proportion
All public purchasing in the EU-27 — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €2.93 trillion in 2025, 15.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for defence in the EU-27 came to €133 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
General government spending on goods, services and investment for public order and safety in the EU-27 came to €88.7 billion in 2024 (Eurostat, COFOG). How much of it reaches suppliers through tenders depends on how the country organises the sector — for example whether statutory health insurance is classified in government.
Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.
Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)
How to cite: Cresques, "Military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts market in Europe", https://cresques.com/markets/europe/356-military-aircrafts-missiles-and-spacecrafts, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.
CPV group 356 across the EU, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein: how much public buyers award, who wins, where from, and how the market splits by country.
The market in numbers
Public supply contracts in Europe: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.
- Contracts awarded
- 471
- in 235 award notices
- Awarded value
- €2.5B
- from 42% of awards with a published value
- Winning companies
- 233
- with at least one award
- Public buyers
- 109
- hospitals, cities, agencies
Table view
| Nov–Dec 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 77 |
| 2025 | 259 |
| 2026 | 126 |
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| Nov–Dec 2023 | €260.2K |
| 2024 | €68M |
| 2025 | €324.5M |
| 2026 | €2.1B |
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| Armed forces and defence agencies | 344 |
| Police, fire services and prisons | 46 |
| Universities, schools and research | 40 |
| Cities, regions and central administration | 33 |
| Economic affairs | 4 |
| Environment and waste | 2 |
| Culture, sport and religion | 1 |
| Gas and heat utilities | 1 |
- Germany15418 companies
- Finland8150 companies
- Czechia3020 companies
- Spain2919 companies
- Denmark2515 companies
- Greece2114 companies
- France2118 companies
- Estonia2114 companies
- Netherlands1717 companies
- Poland128 companies
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| Germany | 154 |
| Finland | 81 |
| Czechia | 30 |
| Spain | 29 |
| Denmark | 25 |
| Greece | 21 |
| France | 21 |
| Estonia | 21 |
| Netherlands | 17 |
| Poland | 12 |
- Large companies
- Medium-sized
- Small
- Micro
- SME (size not stated)
- Size not stated
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| Large companies | 178 · 37.8% |
| Medium-sized | 23 · 4.9% |
| Small | 35 · 7.4% |
| Micro | 6 · 1.3% |
| SME (size not stated) | 67 · 14.2% |
| Size not stated | 162 · 34.4% |
- Belgium130
- United Kingdom47
- United States28
- Netherlands12
- France8
- Germany7
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| Belgium | 130 |
| United Kingdom | 47 |
| United States | 28 |
| Netherlands | 12 |
| France | 8 |
| Germany | 7 |
Awards to companies registered in the buyer's own country
43.3%
267 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.
Share of the 5 biggest winners
32.1%
Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.
Lots with a single bid
57.9%
Among 437 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.
How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.
Country pages
Countries with fewer than 25 winning companies in this group have no separate page; their awards are counted above.
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Questions
- How big is the military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts market in Europe?
- In 2025, public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 259 supply contracts for military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts through award notices on TED; the 76 of them that state a value (29.3%) add up to €325 million, a floor rather than the full contract value.
- How many public contracts for military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts are awarded in Europe?
- Since November 2023 public buyers in 30 European countries awarded 471 supply contracts for military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts in 235 TED award notices; the 199 awards with a published value add up to €2.5B.
- Which countries buy the most military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts through public tenders?
- Germany (154 awards), Finland (81 awards), Czechia (30 awards) lead; 233 companies won at least one award across Europe.
- How often do foreign suppliers win military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts contracts?
- 56.7% of the awards went to a company registered in another country than the buyer; the most frequent foreign origin is Belgium.
Source: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023; processed by Cresques. Numbers updated 2026-11-13.