Defence

Commercial aviation capabilities for Defence

Jet Aviation Defence

Jet Aviation Defence

A customised approach

For over 35 years Jet Aviation Defence has been taking the best of commercial aviation and adapting aerospace systems to create military and para‑public capabilities.

From maintenance practices, to safety and quality systems, or platform knowledge, our experience and expertise supports our customers’ mission success.

Civilian aviation is the core strength of Jet Aviation and provides Jet Aviation Defence a unique capability that supports agile defence applications.

We keep pace with technological advances and Defence imperatives and provide a risk‑based approach for our bespoke solutions.

A seamless journey

Unrivalled turnkey solutions

Offering engineering and maintenance, modification, repair and overhaul as well as other aviation services. We work one on one to understand what you need. Detail by detail. Our global network of repair and modification centres, in combination with our other executive aircraft services, can offer unrivalled all ‑ in‑ one solutions. This means our commercial expertise, innovation and cost efficiency is translated into your Defence environment.

The effort behind effortless

Your needs are unique. Our solutions are customised.

That’s why we are platform and system agnostic for crewed and fixed wing aircraft and have approvals to work on almost all commercial ‑ off‑the ‑shelf General Aviation and Business Aviation aircraft models in the market. Our commitment is to keep you where you belong – in the air. Our customers are supported with on-site, in the field and have access to 160,000 sqm of hangar and shop space across over 145 service centres with a total of 1,250 design engineers, licensed engineers and mechanics.

Concept to creation

It starts with your brief.

A tailored process, designed with you and your unique requirements in mind to deliver a bespoke aviation solution that enhances the capabilities and functionality of new or existing aircraft. Our airborne capabilities include Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), Search and Rescue (SAR), Maritime Patrol, VIP transport, Aeromedical (MED), and Training configurations, and Experimental Airborne platforms.

With almost all aspects of the design, manufacture and installation process under one roof, our team works together with you, using industry leading tools and processes, to efficiently and effectively meet ambitious schedules and provide the maximum flexibility.

Our commitment to safety

Safety runs deep in our culture.

From our roots in Swiss precision, to our commitment to the latest certification standards, we are dedicated to ensuring that you and your aircraft are always in safe hands.

With over 50 years of experience in aircraft maintenance, we hold ISO 9001, 9100, 9110, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certifications to enable us to manage risk, work safely and efficiently on a wide range of projects

Approvals and certifications management

Our close relationships with civil and military aviation authorities means that we are not only up to date on relevant safety requirements, but ahead of them.

We hold Part 145 certificates with more than 45 National Aviation Authorities, approvals on over 60 airframes from major aircraft OEMs as well as engines, APUs and avionics equipment, and more than 300 Supplemental Type Certificates on multiple airframes. Additionally, our approvals include EASA, EMAR, CASA and DASA.

Our commitment to the future

Our global Innovation Steering Committee works with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure we can remain at the forefront of technology, elevating new options from our own industry and beyond.

This includes ensuring that, in an ever changing global context, we are current with the fast‑ changing requirements of our Defence customers.