Nicolas Lefort

Nicolas Lefort is a senior defence and space professional working at the intersection of strategy, technology and operational readiness. With extensive experience across the European aerospace and defence ecosystem (Airbus Group, OneWeb, MBDA), he has led and supported complex business development, transformation and innovation initiatives involving space connectivity and collaborative combat. Having led and coordinated multi-disciplinary teams combining engineering, programme, and commercial expertise, Nicolas brings a pragmatic understanding of how industrial constrains, policy objectives and operational requirements intersect, particularly in the context of European autonomy and collective security. One of his current goal at MBDA is to bring space connectivity and integrate space-enabled services into operational defence systems.