SOCIETE ANONYME BELGE de CONSTRUCTIONS AERONAUTIQUES Slide 1
ORIGIN SPACE Launch of European programs of big size - too big for only one country, even large - interest of smaller countries Wanted balance Spending National progress Chosen solution FAIR RETURN Principle of FAIR RETURN Global program Financing by 1 State Contracts to the same country 1000 MEUR 50 MEUR 50 MEUR Verification of balance before decision and after realisation Slide 2
ORIGIN DEFENCE Acquisition of big equipments - By foreign suppliers Requirement of national activities Purchase Return to national budget Net cost for the State 1000 Mios EUR - 500 Mios EUR 500 Mios EUR Offsets - Development not accessible to the country Technical Budget Development in cooperation Fair distribution of developments Fair distribution of productions Slide 3
ORIGIN SIMILARITY - FAIR RETURN - Offsets obligations - Development in cooperation Interest recognized by all the parts Slide 4
FAVOURABLES ASPECTS OF FAIR RETURN Allows launching of big size programs - Motivation to take part in - ESA example ARIANE launchers Satellites Scientific programs Exploration Innovations access to all the countries taking part - Development of High Tech activities - Creating niches Export Interest for smaller countries in big programs Close the large budgets Slide 5
FAVOURABLES ASPECTS ASPECTS FAVORABLES OF FAIR RETURN Favours «Networking» - Generates other cooperation's, alliances, developments and activities Standardisation - Due to the close cooperation Increase of innovation and of its productivity - Contribution of the best by every participant - Fertilisation by the partners Slide 6
UNFAVOURABLE ASPECTS OF FAIR RETURN ACCORING TO OTHER OPINIONS Fewer competition - Competitiveness because specialisation and solidarity of the participants Competences dispersion Really very limited nevertheless Progress to carry on Role Will of ESA Difficult management - Require a competent, experienced and specialized prime contractor Focused on for his CORE COMPETENCE - Not competitor of its suppliers Slide 7
UNFAVOURABLES ASPECTS OF FAIR RETURN ACCORDING TO OTHER OPINIONS Difficult of the decision process - Competition on fundamental orientations - Fair return between big players pm Fair return applied by national agencies for national programs Slide 8
EVOLUTION FAIR RETURN FAIR CONTRIBUTION Adaptation of the national financing to contracts obtained by the national industry - Flexibility National industry - High performance - Highly competitive Slide 9
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. Participation in Defence programs (F16) - Acquisition of * Modern projects management * Modern quality management * Servoactuators capabilities * Structures capabilities Ariane program Thanks to the acquired competences, due to fair return - Ariane 4 Slide 10 Structures Servoactuators production and design
ARIANE 4 Servo Moteur interconnectable (SMI) Slide 11 Groupe hydraulique servo moteur (GHSM)
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. Ariane program - Ariane 5 High stress structures High power servoactuators on all stages Leadership Slide 12 production and design
ARIANE 5 Slide 13
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. Competitiveness of the launcher - due to solidarity in the efforts to progress inspite of the smaller number of potential suppliers Slide 14
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. The FAIR RETURN rule is only applied in developments - The commercialisation is managed by ARIANESPACE Worldwide competition - Return to participating countries for the production over 20 years = 4 to 10 times the initial investment by the country Slide 15
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. VEGA Structures Servoactuators on each stage production and design with positioning control Slide 16
VEGA AVUM Z23/Z9 P80 Slide 17
THE EXAMPLE OF S.A.B.C.A. FAIR RETURN by S.A.B.C.A. has generated competitive niches. The Belgian return allows continuous support of Belgium to Space programs. Slide 18
CONCLUSION FAIR RETURN - has generated European successes - has generated new cooperations in the created network - has distributed innovation over many countries - has generated worldwide leaderships To benefit of the advantages and restrict the disadvantages - FAIR RETURN rule continuation - Improve the countries and companies specialisation with ESA coordination Slide 19