Diplôme d'ingénieur ENSTA/ISAE-SUPAERO Defense and Security at ENSTA

A joint ENSTA and ISAE-SUPAERO engineering degree training civilian and military engineers in large-systems engineering across cyber, AI, naval, land, aeronautics and space. Year 1 is in Brest; from year 2 students join the campus of their option: Land and Naval Systems (Brest), Cyber & AI (Paris-Saclay) or Aeronautics & Space (Toulouse).

Faculty: Engineering  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (civilian or IETA military status; third year can be work-study for civilians); taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Palaiseau, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

Year 1 covers mathematics, mechanics, digital technology, project management, communication, languages and defence industry challenges. Semesters 4 and 5 are specialised by option, with three internships totalling over nine months, 16 weeks of international mobility and a sixth-semester final project with a thesis and viva.

Career pathways

Engineers work for the DGA and the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, defence industry groups (Airbus, ArianeGroup, Dassault, MBDA, Naval Group, Safran, Thales and others) and civil sectors such as cybersecurity, aerospace, shipbuilding, robotics and information systems.

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