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Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Ltd
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2025
10 December

ReleaseCranfield Aerospace Solutions & Voxshell Ltd secure funding from the Digital Twin Accelerator Programme

22 November

ReleaseCranfield Aerospace Solutions seeks to grow aerospace consultancy offering

19 November

ReleaseCranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) unveils ST-5 ‘Stingray’ multi-role long-endurance drone and signs MoU with National Oceanography Centre to enter into a strategic collaboration

6 February Results from the first phase of the Hydrogen Challenge are expected to be published soon.

UK expands Hydrogen Challenge to accelerate zero-emission aviation

The extended initiative will support hydrogen propulsion testing, airport infrastructure upgrades and scientific research over the next three years.

2024
25 April

ReleaseSuccessful tests on Project FRESSON bring zero carbon flight a step closer

7 March

ReleaseThe “miracle of packaging”: Cranfield Aerospace Solutions on the challenges of hydrogen fuel cell technology for zero-emissions aircraft

30 January

ReleaseLoganair and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions set sights on debuting world's first operational hydrogen-electric Britten-Norman Islander in Kirkwall by 2027

2023
8 December

ReleaseCranfield Aerospace Solutions' pipeline reaches over 1300 hydrogen fuel cell powerplants as it secures letter of intent from Dronamics, the world's first cargo drone airline

3 August The Cranfield crew make themselves at home.

Refurbished Cranfield hangar provides space for R&D

CAeS says a newly refurbished hangar will be a 'classroom of possibilities', where it will deliver the intricacies of zero emissions propulsion and also pioneer maintenance procedures for hydrogen-powered aircraft.

27 April The new entity is responding to the growing demand from airlines and operators for an OEM-backed aircraft that will enable their move to zero-emissions operations.

Britten-Norman and CAeS merge for a future in hydrogen

The combined company's ambition extends beyond the Islander and the sub-regional market, with the intention to design and manufacture new 'clean sheet' aircraft up to 100 seats powered using zero carbon technology.

20 April The Islander test aircraft.

Evolito brings axial-flux experience to Project Fresson

Evolito's motor is a compact solution that has allowed CAeS to integrate and package the technology efficiently as part of the 240kW Fresson fuel-cell propulsion system within the Islander engine nacelle.

2022
9 November

ReleaseDronamics and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to develop hydrogen-fuel technology for cargo drones

24 March

ReleaseHydrogenOne Capital Growth plc and Safran announce a joint investment in UK passenger flight innovator Cranfield Aerospace

2021
20 October

ReleaseReaction Engines joins Cranfield Aerospace on Project Fresson to develop hydrogen fuel cell powered aircraft

29 March

ReleaseUK consortium to deliver world's first truly green passenger carrying airline services using hydrogen fuel cell technology

2 February

ReleaseGKN Aerospace to accelerate sustainable aerospace technologies in future flight challenge

2019
18 November

ReleaseCranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAES) announces UK Government grant for the development of electric flight

2013
12 April

ReleaseBoeing X-48C Blended Wing Body research aircraft completes flight testing

12 April

ReleaseX-48 project completes flight research for cleaner, quieter aircraft

2008
21 May

ReleaseX-48B Blended Wing Body flight tests enter second phase

2007
26 July

ReleaseX-48B Blended Wing Body research aircraft makes first flight

26 July

ReleaseBoeing flies Blended Wing Body research aircraft