Historical 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 6th April 1981;
Sweden joined GARTEUR on 28th November 1991 (Addendum No1), then Spain on 26th April 1996 (Addendum No2) and, finally, Italy on 10th May 2000 (Addendum No3).
Scientific and Technical:
Since its formation GARTEUR has managed more than 120 collaborative projects:
- 51 in the field of Aerodynamics (AD);
- 19 in the field of Flight Mechanics, Systems and Integration (FM);
- 20 in the field of Helicopters (HC);
- 33 in the field of Structures and Materials (SM).