ASTRAEA PartnersResponsibility for delivering ASTRAEA as a key element of the National Aerospace Technology Strategy has been handed to the Aerospace Innovation and Growth Team (AeIGT), a partnership between UK Government, industry and academia.
 Half of the funding for ASTRAEA is therefore being provided by public sector organisations - £5 million from the TSB and £11 million from the regions - and the rest from a consortium of UK companies, including BAE Systems, Thales UK, Rolls-Royce, EADS, QinetiQ, Flight Refuelling and Agent Oriented Software.
Public sector input is led by the Welsh Assembly Government. Other regions that are investing in ASTRAEA are the South West of England Regional Development Agency, South East Economic Development Agency, Scottish Enterprise and the North West Regional Development Agency. Six of the country's leading universities Cranfield, Lancaster, Leicester, Loughborough, Sheffield and West of England are partners in the ASTRAEA programme, engaged in projects ranging from Ground Operations & Human Systems and UAV Handling to Multiple Air Vehicle Integration and Decision Making. Sub-contracts have also been awarded to the universities of Aberystwyth and Glamorgan to work on aspects of Prognostics & Health Management and Communications & Air Traffic Control respectively. Private SectorTable containing company logos and links  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | Public SectorPublic sector partner logos and links  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
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