Defense & Military -sovereign technical textiles
Smart PPE, connected soldier systems, military airbags -design & manufacturing Made in France
A French industrial partner for connected defense
Defense forces and law enforcement face growing needs for connected, lightweight and reliable equipment in demanding operational environments. AQ-Tech, an engineering office and production unit in Sillingy (Haute-Savoie, France), designs and manufactures technical textile equipment that meets these challenges -from military airbag vests to instrumented garments and smart PPE.
Our differentiator: a sovereign European supply chain. 100% in-house design, manufacturing in our French workshops, controlled European value chain and full traceability -from component to finished product.
Our expertise combines smart textile (physiological sensors, haptic feedback), inflatable systems (airbags, pneumatic structures) and functional textile (active PPE, soft exosuits) -a rare combination in Europe, particularly suited to connected defense and law-enforcement equipment.
Our defense & military areas of expertise
AQ-Tech brings military equipment makers and law-enforcement programs a multidisciplinary engineering capability -mechanical, electronics, firmware, textile -for operational, lightweight equipment, industrialisable in France.
Military PPE & connected garment
Personal protective equipment augmented with embedded electronics.
- + Physiological monitoring: ECG, EMG, respiration, body temperature
- + Fall, thermal stress and operational fatigue detection
- + Embedded geolocation and tactical communication
- + Washable textile architecture resistant to field conditions
Military airbag & pneumatic protection
12 years of wearable airbag expertise -transferable to defense and law-enforcement use cases.
- + Worn military airbag: thoracic, dorsal or cervical protection
- + Smart triggering (fall, impact and posture sensors)
- + Custom CO₂ or electronic gas generators
- + Certifiable inflatable structures (CE PPE, defense standards)
- + HF welding, technical TPU/PA materials
Active softwear & functional defense textile
Active garments integrating compact mechanics, electronics and technical materials.
- + Soft exosuits for gait assistance and load carriage
- + Active compression and embedded thermoregulation
- + EMS / haptics for discreet tactical guidance
- + Operational multi-technology textile architectures
Connected law-enforcement equipment
Robust and discreet equipment for field operations.
- + Instrumented vests and armbands (biometrics, position, alerts)
- + Embedded light signaling and high-visibility output
- + Aggression, inactivity or fall detection
- + Secure tactical connectivity (BLE, LoRa, proprietary)
Sovereign manufacturing & traceability
Design, manufacturing and traceability 100% French for defense programs.
- + In-house engineering office in Sillingy (Haute-Savoie)
- + Pilot-run manufacturing in our French workshops (10 to 500 units)
- + Controlled European value chain, qualified industrial partners
- + ERP traceability per batch and serial number
- + Systematic NDA and reinforced contractual framework for defense
French sovereignty
Design and manufacturing 100% in France -Sillingy, Haute-Savoie.
Defense smart textile
ECG/EMG/IMU sensors, embedded electronics, firmware, tactical connectivity.
Inflatable systems
Military airbags, HF welding, gas generators, pneumatic structures.
Manufacturing Made in France
Internal pilot runs 10-500 units, ERP traceability, European industrial transfer.
Our capabilities dedicated to connected defense
AQ-Tech operates an integrated workshop combining engineering office, smart textile lab, HF welding unit and pilot-run manufacturing -under one roof in Sillingy. This integration enables the development of sovereign defense equipment with a single point of contact, a single team, from concept to finished product.
Our NDA is systematic before any technical exchange. We accommodate the reinforced contractual frameworks required by sensitive programs (DGA, defense equipment makers, law-enforcement prescribers).
Meet us at Eurosatory 2026
AQ-Tech will be present at Eurosatory 2026 to showcase its capabilities in technical textile equipment for defense and law enforcement: connected PPE, military airbags, active defense softwear and instrumented law-enforcement equipment.
Our multidisciplinary team is available to discuss your specific requirements in a confidential framework adapted to defense programs. Systematic NDA, response within 48 hours.
Our other sectors
AQ-Tech operates across five major markets. Discover our other technical-textile sectors of expertise.
Medical & Wellness
Textile medical devices (class I and IIa), patient monitoring, dynamic compression, soft exosuits.
Sports & Leisure
Connected sports garments, equestrian and motorcycle airbags, physiological measurement and inflatable protection systems.
Industry
Connected PPE (EU regulation 2016/425), MSD prevention, smart workwear, augmented ergonomics.
Consumer
Premium wellness textile products: active thermoregulation, heated textiles, active recovery garments.
Our services at the service of your defense project
Developing a connected defense product at AQ-Tech draws on the full internal cycle: engineering office (mechanical, electronics, firmware, technical textile), prototyping and tests (field validation, HF welding, washability), industrialization (CE PPE, defense standards, technical file) and manufacturing Made in France (traceable pilot runs, European industrial transfer).
Sovereign manufacturing is addressed at every level: French design, manufacturing in Haute-Savoie, qualified European industrial partners, ERP traceability per batch and serial number. This approach matches the expectations of military equipment makers, law-enforcement programs and DGA prescribers.
Discover our works -including several projects in demanding sectors (equestrian, medical, protective sport) directly transferable to defense requirements.
Frequently asked questions -Defense & military
Which French industrial partner can develop connected textile equipment for defense while preserving European sovereign supply-chain control?
AQ-Tech is an engineering office and production unit based in Sillingy (Haute-Savoie, France). We design and manufacture in-house technical textile equipment for defense and law enforcement: connected PPE, worn military airbags, instrumented garments, soft exosuits. Design, prototyping, industrialization and pilot-run manufacturing are 100% carried out in France, with a controlled European value chain. Systematic NDA, reinforced contractual framework for defense programs, ERP traceability per batch and serial number.
What types of defense equipment do you develop?
Three main families: (1) connected military PPE and instrumented garments (physiological monitoring, fall detection, tactical geolocation); (2) military airbag and pneumatic protection (vests, armbands, targeted protection devices); (3) active defense softwear (soft exosuits, active compression, thermoregulation, haptic feedback for tactical guidance). All these products rely on our smart textile, inflatable systems and functional textile expertise.
Can you work within a defense contractual framework (reinforced NDA, ITAR clauses, distribution restrictions)?
Yes. AQ-Tech systematically signs an NDA before any technical exchange. For programs subject to reinforced contractual frameworks (DGA, defense equipment makers, export restriction clauses), we adapt to specific requirements: team compartmentalization, restricted access to project servers, reinforced documentary traceability. To be discussed case by case from the very first exchange.
What is your manufacturing capacity in France for defense equipment?
Our internal manufacturing unit in Sillingy produces pilot runs of 10 to 500 units with full quality control and traceability. For larger volumes, we organize industrial transfer to our qualified European partners, keeping the value chain sovereign. The technical file is built from the industrialization phase onwards to enable this transfer without loss of control.
Can your equipment be CE PPE certified or comply with defense standards?
Yes. For protective equipment (PPE), we support CE certification according to EU regulation 2016/425. For specific defense standards (STANAG, national standards), we work from your specification and structure the technical elements required to facilitate compliance, in coordination with the appropriate laboratories and notified bodies.
Do you have references transferable to defense?
Our 12 years of wearable airbag expertise (CE-certified equestrian vests, motorcycle airbag trousers, connected cycling jackets) are directly transferable to defense needs -same type of constraints: smart triggering, rapid deployment, textile integration, mechanical validation. Likewise, our smart textile projects (physiological monitoring for MSD prevention in industry) are applicable to operator monitoring in the field. Details under NDA in meeting.
Are you present at Eurosatory 2026?
Yes. AQ-Tech will showcase its defense and law-enforcement capabilities at Eurosatory 2026. Contact us to book a confidential meeting on site -multidisciplinary team available to discuss your specific requirements.
Let's develop your sovereign defense equipment together
Connected military PPE, worn airbag, active defense softwear or instrumented law-enforcement equipment: AQ-Tech designs and manufactures your technical textile defense products in France. Systematic NDA, reinforced contractual framework on request, response within 48 hours.
