The Regional Government of Galicia, through the Regional Ministry of Economy and Industry, has opened the call for applications for grants to help Galician companies position themselves as suppliers in the field of security and defence. This line of support, with a budget of €1.5 million, is aimed at strengthening the presence of Galician businesses in these strategic sectors.
The deadline for submitting applications is 13 May at 2 p.m., or until the available credit has been exhausted. Applications must be submitted electronically using procedure IN519G.
Facilitating access to the defence and security supply chain
The call for proposals aims to support Galician companies in implementing key actions to position themselves in the fields of defence and security. Specifically, it funds actions such as:
The first entry in the Register of Companies of the Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM).
The preparation of technical proposals to participate in national or European defence tenders.
Technical approval of systems and products through trials and tests in accredited laboratories.
Processing security clearances and authorisations with the CNI, both for companies (HSEM) and establishments (HSES).
The implementation of quality management systems in accordance with PECAL/AQAP standards, including consultancy and certification.
The ultimate goal is to prepare Galician companies to advance or diversify into becoming suppliers of goods and services in the security and defence sectors, facilitating their integration into strategic industrial programmes.
Up to €75,000 per beneficiary
The aid is granted on a non-competitive basis and covers up to 80% of the eligible amount, with a maximum of €75,000 per beneficiary. The minimum budget required per action is €3,000.
Eligible items include specialist advisory and consultancy services, technical assistance, laboratory testing and trials, audits and certifications in specific standards, compulsory training and public fees.
In addition, an advance payment of up to 25% of the grant awarded may be requested, subject to the provision of a guarantee. Expenditure may be incurred until November 2026 or October 2027, depending on the corresponding year.
Private companies with legal personality that carry out economic activity and have a place of work in Galicia may benefit, provided that they take the necessary steps to diversify into defence and security through the required certifications, approvals or authorisations.
Call for proposals aligned with the 2025-2030 Strategy
In this context, the 2026 Guide to Certifications in Security, Defence and Aerospace becomes a key complementary tool. The document provides an understanding of the role of certifications in the different links of the value chain and facilitates strategic planning for companies wishing to benefit from IN519G aid, offering a clear overview of requirements, standards and relationships between regulations.
Strategic opportunity for the BFAero ecosystem
For start-ups and companies linked to Business Factory Aero (BFAero), this call represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen their competitive positioning and advance in certification and approval processes that are essential in highly technologically demanding sectors.
The launch of the IN519G grant and the availability of tools such as the Certification Guide thus consolidate a favourable environment for the Galician ecosystem to continue growing and positioning itself as a benchmark in security, defence and aerospace.
The start-ups SLIMOP Space, Eurosafe Systems and H2 Dron Energy, participants in the Business Factory Aero (BFAero), attended the 4th edition of Science for Industry (S4i), held on 28 and 29 January 2026 in Madrid, with the support of the Regional Government of Galicia. This is one of the leading international events in technology transfer and innovation based on Deep Science.
Science for Industry is a meeting point where science connects directly with industry, bringing together start-ups, technology centres, universities, large corporations and investors with the aim of accelerating the market launch of advanced technological solutions.
Galicia, present at an international innovation forum
La participación de las empresas de BFAero se realizó dentro del stand de la Xunta de Galicia, un espacio que reunió a los principales actores del ecosistema tecnológico gallego y que sirvió como plataforma de visibilidad, conexión y generación de oportunidades.
The participation of BFAero companies took place within the stand of the Regional Government of Galicia, a space that brought together the main players in the Galician technological ecosystem and served as a platform for visibility, connection and the generation of opportunities.
During the event, the start-ups had the opportunity to establish contact with investors, technology providers, research centres and potential industrial partners, exploring new avenues for collaboration and knowledge transfer in a highly specialised international environment.
The presence of SLIMOP Space, Eurosafe Systems and H2 Dron Energy at Science for Industry highlights BFAero’s role as a platform connecting innovation, industry and the market, facilitating the participation of its projects in strategic forums that promote collaboration, technology transfer and business growth.
The ultimate goal of any startup is to scale its business and sell. For this reason, Business Factory Aero (BFAero) promoted the participation of the projects from its sixth edition in the session “Mastering Sales: strategies to impact, connect and close deals”, held at the Santander Work Café in A Coruña.
A meeting designed to strengthen the commercial capabilities of companies at key stages of growth through practical, strategic and results-oriented training for the projects that are part of our ecosystem.
Practical training to turn innovation into business
During the session, high-value tools were presented that are applicable beyond the technological sphere, with a clear focus: building confidence, connecting with customers and closing deals.
During the workshop, key aspects were addressed such as:
Moving from uncertainty to confidence at any stage of the business.
Identifying customer archetypes to fine-tune the commercial approach.
The art of storytelling: how to turn a product or service into a memorable story.
The anatomy of the perfect email: structures that work and generate responses.
Strategies to tackle decisive meetings and move towards closing sales.
All of them share a common goal: to strengthen their value proposition and accelerate their market entry with a solid and effective sales strategy.
Aguia Analítica Avanzada strengthens its growth through a strategic alliance
Within the framework of this commitment to business development, one of the participating companies, Aguia Analítica Avanzada, has taken a significant step by establishing a strategic alliance with FEDS Drone-powered Solutions.
This agreement will help drive the digitalisation of public infrastructure, moving from reactive maintenance towards a predictive, efficient and data-driven model. The collaboration combines aerial data, artificial intelligence and international standards to create digital twins of road networks, improve accuracy in damage detection and increase the safety and fluidity of infrastructures.
A clear example of how training, sales strategy and the right partnerships accelerate the transformation of innovation into real impact.
A clear example of how training, sales strategy and the right partnerships accelerate the transformation of innovation into real impact.
BFAero: innovation, strategy and market
With initiatives such as this session, Business Factory Aero reaffirms its commitment to the holistic growth of startups, promoting not only technological development but also the key skills needed to compete, connect with the market and generate business.
Kreios Space and Vig-Sec Drone, companies incubated and accelerated at Business Factory Aero (BFAero), have been selected to take part in NATO’s DIANA accelerator, one of the most demanding and prestigious international programmes in the field of dual-use innovation, defence and security.
A milestone that reinforces BFAero’s positioning as a leading platform for boosting startups with high value-added technologies, capable of competing and collaborating within the main international innovation ecosystems in defence, security and aerospace. A further recognition of the talent, vision and capabilities of the companies that are part of BFAero to transform the present and build the future of the sector.
The DIANA accelerator (Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) promotes technological solutions with high potential impact for the Atlantic Alliance, selecting each year a very limited number of companies from among thousands of international applications.
Vig-Sec Drone: dual-use technology for a safer airspace
The Galician company Vig-Sec Drone approaches this new stage as a decisive step in its international expansion strategy and in the validation of its dual-use technology in real operational environments.
Over the coming months, the company will work on an ambitious challenge: to demonstrate that it is possible to safely manage medium- and low-altitude airspace by integrating manned and unmanned aircraft within the same airspace, even in complex and isolated contexts.
Participation in DIANA will allow Vig-Sec Drone to collaborate in exercises, tests and validations with NATO units, specialised agencies and armed forces, taking its technology to the environment where its value is truly put to the test: real operations. This progress represents a significant leap in the company’s maturity and strengthens its commitment to innovation in the service of those operating on the front line.
Kreios Space: Very Low Earth Orbit as a new strategic domain
For its part, Kreios Space has been selected for the NATO DIANA 2026 Challenge Programme, within the Resilient Space Operations challenge.
The company is working on the development of space missions in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO), at altitudes close to 200 kilometres, a key domain for the future of space observation and defence. Its differentiating technology, based on Air-Breathing Electric Propulsion (ABEP), makes it possible to sustain prolonged operations in these ultra-low orbits, overcoming one of the sector’s major technical challenges.
This selection recognises VLEO as a strategic reality and offers Kreios Space the opportunity to collaborate over the next six months with DIANA test centres, mentors and end users, accelerate the development of its technology with the programme’s financial support, and align it with the real needs of NATO and its allies.
Over the past few weeks, several BFAerostartups have earned recognition both nationally and internationally within the aerospace innovation ecosystem. These awards and distinctions are proof of the effectiveness of their projects, which address civil or military challenges through an innovative approach.
VALAR has been selected as one of the winners of the 2024 CASSINI Challenges, organized by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). This is a major acknowledgment of the company’s commercial track record and a validation of its vision to make space operations more accessible, reliable, and efficient for the entire European space ecosystem.
Aguia Analítica Avanzada has received the 2025 Aeronautical Innovation Award – COIAE, in recognition of its work in developing advanced technologies for the intelligent inspection and management of infrastructure. In addition, it has been recognized as one of the 101 outstanding companies in the second edition of the Top 101 Spain Up Nation Awards, an event that celebrates high-impact entrepreneurial talent in Spain.
It is also worth noting that Vig Sec Drone was likewise recognized as a Top 101 Spain Up Nation in this year’s edition.
Finally, congratulations are also due to Kreios Space, which achieved great success in Korea by winning the “Most Disruptive Startup” award at South Summit Korea 2025.
All these recognitions also offer valuable opportunities to expand networks and connections for the development of future projects. Congratulations to everyone involved.
With this figure, BFAero has achieved its goal of expanding its reach beyond the national sphere, strengthening its position as a European benchmark in aeronautical and aerospace entrepreneurship.
Origin of the Projects
International projects: Seven come from European Union countries (including Italy, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, and Bulgaria), while the rest come from Argentina, Malaysia, Turkey, India, and Switzerland.
National projects: The call also sparked significant interest, with 78 Spanish proposals, 61% of which came from regions such as Catalonia (12), Madrid (11), Andalusia (9), the Basque Country (3), and the Canary Islands (2). Galician projects account for 39% of the total, with 30 applications.
Main Thematic Areas
The submitted initiatives fall into four thematic areas:
Development of unmanned vehicle applications for specific markets, such as emergency and civil protection services or industrial infrastructure inspection (56%).
Technologies applied to the satellite sector (20%).
Creation of platforms and their components, including structures, energy, propulsion, systems, navigation, and piloting (15%).
Projects involving onboard or ground-based equipment and systems (10%).
BFAero Itineraries
The program includes three tracks, tailored to each project’s maturity level:
Incubation phase (early stage): 40% of the projects registered.
Acceleration phase (projects with a developed Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and first sales): 45% of the projects.
Consolidation phase (for companies with defined products or services and actual sales, looking to scale): 15% of the entries.
Spain’s Best Accelerator
Recognized for the second consecutive year as the best accelerator in Spain by the national FUNCAS ranking, BFAero has become a strategic driver of business creation and acceleration within the Strategic Initiative in Security, Defense, and Aerospace 2025–2030, promoted by the Regional Ministry of Economy and Industry.
The program has had a strong economic and industrial impact in Galicia. Since its launch in 2018, it has supported 58 projects, created 15 new technology companies, facilitated the relocation of 13 firms to Galicia, and generated over 270 skilled jobs. Projects from the 5th and 6th editions have attracted more than €14 million in investment.
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