| January 1997 | Creation of SMA, a joint venture between Socata and Renault Sport F1 |
| March 1998 | First flight of the SR305-230 engine, installed on a TB-20 airframe. |
| February 2001 | SMA obtains the JAR21 Design Organization Approval (DOA N°F.JA.08). |
| July 2002 | SMA obtains FAA certification for the SR 305-230. |
| 25 March 2005 | Safran becomes 100% shareholder of SMA. |
| July 2005 | First transatlantic flight of a single engine aircraft equipped with an SMA diesel engine. |
| March 2006 | First non-stop flight of a single diesel engine aircraft over the Andes, from Buenos Aires to Santiago de Chile, by a single engine aircraft equipped with the SMA diesel engine. |
| December 2006 | SMA becomes a subsidiary of Snecma. |
| September 2008 | EASA Part 145 Repair Station certification. |
| July 2009 | The SR305-230E Enhanced engine is introduced during EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI. |
| September 2009 | First flight test of the SR305-230E engine up to 20,000 ft, on a TB-20 airframe. |
| November 2010 | SMA is certified by Bureau Veritas : Certification in accordance with AS9100:2003 and ISO9001:2008 standards for the following activities : « Design, Production, Marketing and Maintenance of piston aviation engines and STC for light aircrafts » |
| January 24, 2011 | Certification of the SR305-203E by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) |
| April 2011 | Certification of the SR305-203E by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) |
| July 2012 | Announcement at EAA Airventure Oshkosh of the selection of the SR305-230E by Cessna to power to new Turbo Skylane JT-A |
| September 2020 | Röder Group announces acquisition of Safran’s diesel piston engine program SR305 and SR406. |
