We are the pan-European association establishing a secure, interoperable data-sharing space to accelerate innovation and ensure supply chain resilience.
Launched in 2025 by industry leaders including Airbus, BoostAeroSpace, Collins Aerospace, Liebherr, and Thales.
DECADE-X grew from a 2023 initiative (NextErA) driven by a shared necessity. The aerospace and defense sector faces mounting pressures: supply chain disruptions, the need for rapid industrialization, and stringent sustainability and traceability requirements.
Fragmented digital systems were hindering progress. DECADE-X was formed as the definitive response—a unified, sector-specific data space bringing together stakeholders of all sizes.
Our mission is to enable secure, standards-based data exchange across different IT environments without ever compromising data control, sovereignty, or intellectual property.
Maintain full ownership of your company information. Our architecture ensures that data providers retain complete control over storage, transfer strategies, and access permissions, backed by European-grade encryption.
Work effortlessly across different systems and partners. DECADE-X leverages industry-acknowledged protocols and aligns with the Gaia-X Trust Framework to guarantee seamless communication between diverse digital environments.
Connect all levels of your supply chain. We enable early risk detection, faster responses through shared data, and seamless integration of Digital Product Passports for up-to-date traceability and compliance (CRSD/ESG).
Access tailored solutions designed for companies of all sizes. DECADE-X ensures that Small and Medium Enterprises can participate in the digital ecosystem securely, co-develop use cases, and remain competitive.
Traditional data exchange relies on centralized platforms or point-to-point connections, creating bottlenecks, high integration costs, and significant security vulnerabilities—especially when dealing with highly sensitive defense models or massive CAD files.
A decentralized data space means there is no central platform storing the data. Information remains exactly where it was generated. It is exchanged peer-to-peer only when specific cryptographic conditions and governance rules are met.
By utilizing decentralized architectures, we inherently meet strict EU legal mandates on data portability (Data Act), interoperability, and fair access, providing a legally sound foundation for international aerospace collaboration.
Built upon the stringent European Gaia-X standards, ensuring that data exchange is transparent, interoperable, and fully compliant with EU data governance policies.
Utilizing digital identity wallets to cryptographically authenticate every participant and transaction, eliminating reliance on vulnerable centralized identity providers.
Seamless integration with existing enterprise tools (AI, Digital Twins, PLM) via robust data connectors, ensuring horizontal and vertical scalability with low latency.
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