GICAT
GICAT, a trade association founded in 1978, has almost 490 members: major groups, ETIs, SMEs and start-ups. Its members cover a broad spectrum of industrial, research, service and consultancy activities for national and international military and civilian components involved in land and air-land security and/or defense.
Our members
GICAT brings together nearly 490 companies, including 80 % SMEs, throughout France. Its members, key players in the defense and security sector, represent a dynamic ecosystem that promotes innovation and French sovereignty.
News
- Members' news
Land-based activity: CNIM Systèmes Industriels and its partners CEFA and SOFRAME are awarded the SYFRALL contract!
- Members' news
LS²: a strategic partnership to guarantee the operational availability of Belgian Land Force vehicles
- Members' news
MC2 Technologies at the World Defense Show 2026: when French expertise meets global defense challenges
- GICAT news
GICAT 2026 Greetings - A solid, mobilized and forward-looking defense and security industry
- Members' news
John Cockerill Defense and Daimler Truck win contract to supply 7,000 PL6T trucks to the French Army
- Members' news
Merger of ESARIS INDUSTRIES and Systèmes et Connectique du Mans (SCM), effective December 17, 2025.
Our trade fairs
Every year, GICAT organizes some fifty events in France and abroad, serving its members and the entire defense and security community. These include dinners and breakfast debates, such as the Cercle Prospective Terre, Forum Prospectif Défense and Cercle SécuriTerre. These forums for reflection and dialogue offer national elected representatives, opinion leaders, military and security officials, as well as political and industrial decision-makers, a privileged opportunity to exchange views.
