Background

Historical:

• GARTEUR was formed in 1973 by the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom. The Netherlands joined it in 1977;
• A memorandum of understanding was signed between the four nations on 6^th April 1981;
• Sweden joined GARTEUR on 28^th November 1991 (Addendum N^o1), then Spain on 26^th April 1996 (Addendum N^o2) and, finally, Italy on 10^th May 2000 (Addendum N^o3).

Scientific and Technical:

Since its formation GARTEUR has managed more than 100 collaborative projects:

• 44 in the field of Aerodynamics (AD);
• 17 in the field of Flight Mechanics, Systems and Integration (FM);
• 16 in the field of Helicopters (HC);
• 32 in the field of Structures and Materials (SM).

Publications:

Open	Limited
GARTEUR Basic Documents GARTEUR Annual Report Technical reports on most collaborative project	GARTEUR Directory Technical reports on some collaborative projects Strategic Analyses

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