Eden, the first Defense, Safety and Security Cluster, founded on November 27th 2008, is dedicated to the international development of companies in the defense sector.

The objective for the SMEs is to achieve economies of scale and benefit from greater leverage in order to be more competitive, in particular by concentrating on four markets in which their potential synergies of expertise is fundamental.

The four sectors are:

• detection, protection and surveillance
• personal protective equipment
• equipments for aircraft, ships and vehicles
• engineering, qualification and services

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The Saint-Etienne National Proof House, thanks to its experience in the weapons field, has developed a test laboratory for the ballistic resistance of materials.

This laboratory features some of the most advanced equipment and its 4 shooting ranges make the establishment a top-rate experimental and certification ballistic centre of new protection products. an