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Group with manufacturing and maintenance of aviation components, rail vehicles, reinforced concrete precast elements, as well as plant engineering and a testing laboratory.

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General Atomics Europe GmbH

Dresden (Headquarter) · further locations in Saxony, Brandenburg, Berlin and BavariaNew on Amplifa

over 30 yearsCorporate group active in aviation, infrastructure and
~1.000employees in Germany
10companies in the group
HRB 6721Dresden Local Court

About the General Atomics Europe Group

General Atomics Europe is a corporate group of ten companies with locations in Saxony, Brandenburg, Berlin and Bavaria and nearly 1,000 employees. In aviation, the Do228 NXT is manufactured and maintained, business jets are serviced, modernized and painted, military helicopters are kept in operational condition, and individual parts and assemblies for the aviation industry are manufactured, including by 3D printing. The Infrastructure business area covers the production of highly specialized reinforced concrete precast elements, special construction services, as well as the manufacture, modernization, maintenance and mobile on-site service of track maintenance and servicing vehicles. In the Sustainability area, the group offers battery recycling, plant and process engineering for water technology, extraction of mineral raw materials, and chemical-analytical investigations in an independent, accredited laboratory. The group is part of the US-based General Atomics group, which is active worldwide in defense, energy and high technology.

Site
Dresden
Processes
Manufacturing and maintenance of the Do228 (Dornier 228) NXT, MRO, upgrades and painting of business jets, Maintenance and servicing of military helicopters, Manufacturing of individual parts and assemblies for the aviation industry (PrecisionTech, incl. 3D, Manufacturing of highly specialized reinforced concrete precast elements, Manufacturing, modernization and maintenance of track maintenance and servicing vehicles, Plant and process engineering (plant construction, water technology), Chemical-analytical analyses in the independent accredited laboratory
Materials
Reinforced concrete, 3D printing (additive manufacturing)
Employees
~1000
Industries
Aviation, Rail/Rail infrastructure, Water supply and disposal, Environment, Defense, Energy
  1. 01

    Engineering and project management

  2. 02

    Manufacturing of components and precast parts

  3. 03

    Assembly and production (aircraft, rail vehicles, precast concrete)

  4. 04

    Maintenance, MRO, modernization and on-site service

  5. 05

    Testing in the accredited laboratory

Materials and Processes

3D-Druck

3D printing (additive manufacturing)

Manufacturing of aviation components and assemblies through innovative, precise additive processes.

Stahlbeton

Reinforced concrete

Highly specialized reinforced concrete precast elements for water supply and disposal, transportation, rail, communications, environment and object protection.

Locations

Standort Dresden

Dresden

DE

Headquarter and aviation site

Materials
Aviation components
  • 3D printing (PrecisionTech)

Components and Products

Do228 NXT
Do228 NXTManufacturing and maintenance · Aviation

Inside the production

Aviation – manufacturing and maintenance of the Do228, MRO and painting of
Aviation – manufacturing and maintenance of the Do228, MRO and painting of
Infrastructure – reinforced concrete precast elements and rail vehicles
Infrastructure – reinforced concrete precast elements and rail vehicles
Plant and process engineering
Plant and process engineering
GBM at InnoTrans 2026
GBM at InnoTrans 2026
New spare parts warehouse of GBM Gleisbaumechanik
New spare parts warehouse of GBM Gleisbaumechanik
Employees at a plant – Sustainability
Employees at a plant – Sustainability
Accredited testing laboratory
Accredited testing laboratory

Industries

AviationRail/Rail infrastructureWater supply and disposalEnvironmentDefenseEnergy

Processes & technical limits

ProcessesToleranceMax. partWeightLot sizeMaterials
Manufacturing and maintenance of the Do228 (Dornier 228) NXTAssembly–––––
MRO, upgrades and painting of business jetsSurface–––––
Maintenance and servicing of military helicoptersAssembly–––––
Manufacturing of individual parts and assemblies for the aviation industry (PrecisionTech, incl. 3DAdditive–––––
Manufacturing of highly specialized reinforced concrete precast elementsCasting––––Reinforced concrete
Manufacturing, modernization and maintenance of track maintenance and servicing vehiclesAssembly–––––
Plant and process engineering (plant construction, water technology)Engineering–––––
Chemical-analytical analyses in the independent accredited laboratoryTesting–––––
Recycling of batteries and hazardous materialsOther–––––

Additional services

MRO and painting of business jetsManufacturing and maintenance of the Do228Do228 simulator & pilot trainingManufacturing of aviation components and assemblies (incl. 3D printing)Maintenance of military helicoptersManufacturing, modernization and maintenance of rail vehicles, mobile on-site service 24/7/52Manufacturing of reinforced concrete precast elementsSpecial construction servicesBattery recyclingPlant engineeringWater technologyExtraction of mineral raw materialsAccredited testing laboratoryProperty management and IT services

History

  1. The General Atomics Europe Group has been a partner in the business areas of aviation, infrastructure and sustainability for over 30 years.

  2. 2026

    Founding of the subsidiary RSE Rail Services & Engineering GmbH to strengthen the Infrastructure business area.

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