SESM is a research and precompetitive development centre of Finmeccanica companies (Selex ES S.p.A. and Sirio Panel S.p.A.). It operates in the fields of defense, air traffic management and logistics of complex machineries. The performed activities are about the industrial research, precompetitive development and human resources training for the associated companies.
An important asset is the promotion and management of research projects co-funded by European Committee, by the MUR (University and Research Minister) and by the Italian Regions (local government).
Some interest has always been devoted to the development of prototype solutions for aerial transport (control fleets, systems management of emergencies, optimal allocation of resources, simulators, supervision systems, electronic technical documentation). Besides, in the last years, SESM is actively involved in projects financed by the European Committee and by the MUR concerning safety, security and Open Source Software development.