NAG - Netherlands Aerospace Group

Cluster description

Role
Description of your aviation region

The NAG represents the Dutch aerospace and airport sector, supporting members with expertise, networking, advocacy, and market access. Members lead in innovation, working with research, industry, and government. The sector generates €4.6 billion annually.

Year of creation

1976

Region

The Netherlands

Facts & Figures of regional aerospace
Number of companies

89

Number of research institutes

4

Numbers of public authorities

12

Number of employees of all aerospace actors

17,000

Cluster Management
Organizational form

Association, non-profit, non-governmental, SME's association

Financing

Only by membership fees

Main Actors
Main industry actors
  • Fokker Technologies
  • Logistiek Centrum Woensdrecht
  • Airbus Defense & Space Netherlands
  • Zodiac Aerospace
  • KLM Engineering & Maintenance
  • Embraer Netherlands
  • NACO
  • Netherlands Airport Consultants
  • Vanderlande 
Main research institutes
  • NLR
  • German-Dutch Wind Tunnels (DNW)
  • TU Delft (Faculty Aerospace Engineering) 

Cluster Competence and Strategy

Product worlds
  • Aerospace Production
  • Manufacturing Services
  • Airport Development & Infrastructure 
Cluster management services for members
  • Representation & lobbying
  • International business support
  • Networking
  • Developing expertise: Performance improvement
  • Startups support - acceleration 
Best practice of International collaborations of cluster management
  • Interreg IV B - TransNetAero
  • Dutch national program of the Ministry of Economic Affairs: Partners for International Business (PIB) with Brazil, Indonesia, Germany , France, etc. 

Contact Information Cluster Management

Director / President
International relations
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