SIA CENTRE COMPOSITE

Their core work

SIA Centre Composite is a Latvian private company specializing in composite materials engineering for advanced aerospace structures, with a clear focus on next-generation rotorcraft. Their H2020 work sits within the Clean Sky 2 Fast Rotorcraft program, where they contribute as a technical partner to the development of tiltrotor and compound aircraft configurations aimed at significantly reducing fuel burn and extending operational range. The "Centre Composite" name, combined with their consistent presence in aerospace innovation actions, signals a manufacturing or engineering capability in lightweight structural composites — the enabling technology for payload-efficient, aerodynamically advanced rotorcraft. They are a specialized industrial contributor, not a research institute.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (FRC GAM 2018, 2014–2019), SIA Centre Composite contributed to the Fast Rotorcraft program without recorded keyword detail, suggesting a foundational technical role, likely in composite manufacturing or component supply for early Clean Sky 2 demonstrator builds. By their second project (GAM-2020-FRC, 2020–2024), the contribution is more explicitly tied to tiltrotor and compound aircraft concepts, with a clear focus on performance outcomes: payload capacity, fuel efficiency, and long-range capability. The trend is a deepening specialization within the same niche rather than a broadening of scope — they are going further into advanced rotorcraft rather than diversifying.

SIA Centre Composite is consolidating as a composite engineering specialist for the most technically demanding rotorcraft configurations — tiltrotor and compound designs — making them a natural partner for future Urban Air Mobility or advanced air mobility programs requiring lightweight structures.

How they like to work

SIA Centre Composite has never served as a project coordinator — both participations are as a partner within large Clean Sky 2 consortia, which typically involve 10–30 organizations per grant. This is consistent with a specialist supplier or component manufacturer that contributes a defined technical scope rather than driving the broader program agenda. Working with them likely means engaging a focused, deliverable-oriented partner rather than a relationship-building coordinator.

Over two projects, SIA Centre Composite has worked with 27 unique consortium partners across 8 countries — a notably wide network for just two participations, reflecting the large multi-partner structure of Clean Sky 2 consortia. Their European footprint is real but driven by program participation rather than independent partner outreach.

What sets them apart

SIA Centre Composite occupies a rare position as a Baltic-region private company with direct participation in Clean Sky 2 Fast Rotorcraft — one of the most demanding and selective EU aviation programs. Most composite aerospace suppliers in this program are from Western Europe (France, Italy, Germany, UK), making a Latvian specialist an attractive partner for consortia seeking geographic diversity without sacrificing technical depth. Their consistent presence across two consecutive Fast Rotorcraft grant cycles suggests they have met program requirements and built credibility with major aerospace OEMs.

Highlights from their portfolio

• FRC GAM 2018
  Their entry point into Clean Sky 2 Fast Rotorcraft, running 2014–2019 with the highest single-project funding of €345,275, establishing their credentials in this highly competitive aerospace program.
• GAM-2020-FRC
  Continuation in the Fast Rotorcraft program through 2024, with explicit focus on tiltrotor and compound aircraft — the most advanced rotorcraft configurations in current development, with direct links to future air mobility markets.