A technology to transmit energy wirelessly into spacedesigned for satellites, drones and lunar infrastructure. This is the mission with which the Turin startup Oris Space will participate inAdss – Aerospace & Defense Supplier Summit in Seattle, scheduled for March 18 and 19, one of the most important events for the global aerospace supply chain. Founded as a spin-off of the Polytechnic of Turinthe company is developing payloads for the wireless power transmission in spacea technology destined to become fundamental for future space infrastructures. The declared objective is to build a new generation of energy systems capable of guaranteeing continuous access to energy for satellites, drones and systems operating on the lunar surface or other solar system missions.
The Turin startup is among them 24 Italian companies present at the US event and among the three young innovative companies selected in the acceleration program ofInnovit – Italian Innovation and Culture Hub of San Francisco, which supports the internationalization of Italian technology startups in the United States. The mission to the United States comes at a particularly favorable time for Italian aerospace. According to data compiled by ICEin 2025 US aerospace imports from Italy grew by 7,9%reaching 1.71 billion dollars.
An increase five times greater than the overall growth of American aerospace imports, which in the same period stopped at +1,5%. The Italian market share in the United States thus rose to 4,05%an increase compared to 3,30% of 2023. Driving the performance are above all the components for aircraft and helicopterswhich represent over the 60% of Italian exports to the United States and which in 2025 recorded a growth of 23,3%.
From a geographical point of view, two US hubs are confirmed as central to the Italian presence: the Virginia and Texaswhich together absorb over half of American aerospace imports from Italy. Aerospace is today one of the most advanced sectors of Italian industry. The sector generates an annual turnover exceeding 16 billion euros and export beyond 70% of overall production. More than 100,000 people work directly in the sector 50 thousand professionals highly qualified and a supply chain made up of over 300 small and medium-sized businesses supports large prime contractors active on global markets. About two-thirds of the business involves the production of aircraft, helicopters and spacecraftwhile the rest focuses on advanced systems with high technological valueincluding avionics, radar, propulsion technologies and mission-critical components.
