DECADE-X Newsletter #3
Welcome to the third edition of the DECADE-X newsletter!
Over the past few months, DECADE-X has reached several important milestones.
Having recently celebrated its first anniversary, the association is entering a new stage of maturity: strengthening its digital infrastructure, expanding its community, gaining recognition and accelerating its impact by delivering concrete results
Here’s a look at the latest highlights. Enjoy the read!
⎯ DECADE-X turned one!
One year after the official launch of the association, we celebrated this important milestone by looking back at the journey accomplished so far and, above all, looking ahead.
In an exclusive interview to mark the occasion, DECADE-X Chairman Pierre-Emmanuel RAUX (Thales Aerospace) shared his insights and reflected on Thales’s motivations for joining the project as a co-founder, while emphasizing how trust and collaboration are driving enhanced performance across all participants.
Discover the full interview here 
⎯ From vision to reality: DECADE-X progresses towards Version 1
Building on this first successful year, our members gathered on May 21st for the association’s first General Assembly to review the progress achieved and define the next steps.
The roadmap now focuses on scaling the platform to support five strategic use-cases covering supply chain collaboration, defence requirements and advanced data space connectivity.
Every milestone brings us one step closer to our shared objective: enabling secure, interoperable and trusted collaboration across the Aerospace & Defence supply chain.
Discover our industrial use-cases here 🔽
⎯ A stronger ecosystem with four new members
As our community continues to grow, we are thrilled to welcome four new members. Their unique expertise will further reinforce the ecosystem and expand the range of industrial capabilities within the association.
Global leader in high-performance die-forged components, supplying safety-critical titanium, nickel-base, and special steel parts for aerospace structures and engines.
International specialist in precision aluminium solutions and high-performance metal products, delivering tailored semi-finished materials for demanding aerospace applications.
Global leader in complex weapon systems, providing cutting-edge missile technologies across air, land, and naval defense.
(Part of thyssenkrupp)
Global leader in aerospace materials distribution and digital supply chain management, offering end-to-end logistics and raw material solutions.
These new additions bring our total to 13 members, reinforcing our collective ambition to build a trusted digital ecosystem for the entire Aerospace & Defence industry.
⎯ Institutional support: French Deputy visited DECADE-X Offices
The growing momentum of DECADE-X continues to resonate across the European industrial landscape. We recently had the pleasure of hosting Corinne Vignon, Deputy of the French National Assembly, at the DECADE-X offices.
This visit provided a great opportunity to discuss how trusted data ecosystems are actively shaping the future of the industry.
Following her visit, she underscored on her social media how DECADE-X enhances supply chain resilience, market competitiveness, and digital sovereignty by creating a secure foundation that aims to connect over 10,000 industrial actors worldwide.
From left to right: From left to right: Laurent MANEZ (Airbus), David BARDET (Airbus), Corinne VIGNON (French Deputy of National Assembly), Philippe GROSBOIS (Airbus), Mirentxu DELMAS (Airbus), Arsen GORNIK (French Deputy Assistant), Angela DI SERAFINO (Airbus), Benoit MOLARD (BoostAeroSpace), Ghislain DE ROECK (Liebherr)
⎯ Looking ahead
With a solid digital foundation and growing international recognition, DECADE-X is fully focused on accelerating industrial deployment.
Our priority remains on delivering tangible performance gains and securing data exchange across the Aerospace & Defence supply chain.
Stay tuned for our upcoming milestones and follow our latest updates on LinkedIn
🤓 Time for a quick brain break!
Ready for a quick challenge? Test your knowledge of this edition’s key highlights with our DECADE-X crossword puzzle!
