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2025
13 March The first HeliStorm engine delivers 330kW of power while weighing just 75 kg.

MagniX unveils HeliStorm electric engines for rotorcraft

The company's lightweight, high-speed electric engines offer scalable power and support hybrid-electric helicopters with airborne power generation

13 March ATEA’s hybrid-electric design combines eight vertical and two horizontal electric motors for low-carbon regional transport.

Ascendance selects electric motors for ATEA prototype

ATEA’s hybrid-electric propulsion system will integrate Safran’s EASA-certified ENGINeUS motors, with ground testing already underway in southern France.

12 March

ReleaseStralis secures fuel cell contract with major Japanese aircraft industry partner

11 March

ReleaseZeroAvia flexible fuel cell test shows expanded UAV & VTOL capabilities, opens up range of new applications

27 February The project is already underway and will include pilot production lines, an engineering lab and aftermarket support space.

BAE Systems expands Endicott for high-voltage energy systems

The 150,000 square foot facility will support aircraft electrification with new manufacturing, testing and field support capabilities.

18 February

ReleaseZeroAvia confirms first sale of standalone electric propulsion system

11 February

ReleaseEH Group achieves ISO 9001 certification

6 February The motor delivers 125 kW power with a weight-to-power ratio of 5 kW/kg.

Safran achieves world first EASA certification for ENGINeUS 100 motor

The certified electric motor will support new air mobility, from small aircraft to future hybrid propulsion systems.

6 February The 200-metre LCA60T airship is designed to carry up to 60 tonnes.

Evolito set to supply electric motors for Flying Whales airship

The LCA60T airship will use 32 D250 motors for efficient, sustainable heavy-lift cargo transport with reduced emissions.

4 February

ReleaseZeroAvia invited to join second round of UK CAA’s Hydrogen Sandbox Challenge

3 February

ReleaseZeroAvia receives FAA G-1 for 600kW electric propulsion system

30 January

ReleaseCDM Inc. now engineers phase matched RF jumper cable assemblies in-house

29 January

ReleaseVertiq approved for Blue UAS framework

2024
19 December This successful hydrogen spin is also groundbreaking for Brisbane Airport, a key partner of the project.

Stralis makes hydrogen-electric progress in Brisbane

The use of hydrogen in a controlled environment at Brisbane Airport lays the foundation and builds momentum as Stralis Aircraft works towards Australia’s first hydrogen-electric flight next year.

26 November

ReleasemagniX achieves historic milestone in completing NASA test campaign

26 November

ReleasePowerCell Group secures aviation project order from Japanese company

20 November The aero-compliant AEROCELL 400KW by H3 Dynamics.

H3 Dynamics unveils aero-compliant 0.4MW hydrogen fuel cell

H3 Dynamics is already working with aircraft OEMs including Airbus UpNext, the EU-backed program Hypotrade led by Pipistrel and NLR, Qdot Technology, Sea Cheetah, Lyte Aviation and several others.

6 November

ReleaseTeledyne to acquire select aerospace and defense electronics businesses of Excelitas

4 November

ReleaseHydroplane wins Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding from the U.S. Army for hydrogen fuel cell powerplant development for vertical lift applications

29 October

ReleaseZeroAvia and PowerCell to collaborate on next gen fuel cell development

17 October

ReleaseAdvent Technologies announces breakthroughs in Membrane Electrode Assembly technology

15 October

ReleaseePropelled unveils Falcon product line of propulsion systems, delivering 1kW to 20kW power solutions with ePConnected analytics

26 September The liquid hydrogen fuel system for MTU's Flying Fuel Cell has been deemed safe and reliable.

MTU ticks the box in liquid hydrogen testing

This latest testing was done with liquid hydrogen, which is the actual operating medium for the FFC. Previous testing of the tank used liquid nitrogen, which is easier to handle.

19 September Heart Aerospace’s first full-scale demonstrator aircraft named Heart Experimental 1 (Heart X1). It will serve as a platform for rigorous testing and development of Heart's ES-30 aircraft and is scheduled to undertake a fully electric first flight in the second quarter of 2025.

Heart reveals innovative hybrid-electric demonstrator

Most aircraft designs locate the nacelle under the wing, but Heart’s are centred on the wing and designed for a vortex generation at a high angle of attack, reducing deterioration in wing performance.

18 September

ReleaseWright Defense releases Wright Dynamo smart 30 kW generator for agile combat employment

12 September

ReleaseZeroAvia completes $150m Series C financing

28 August The de Havilland Dash 7 ready to be retrofitted with magniX electric powertrains.

magniX launches next phase in NASA program to electrify aviation

In the next phase of EPFD, one of the aircraft’s four turbine engines will be replaced with a magniX electric powertrain, with test flights planned for 2026. The following stage will see a second engine substituted.

7 August Robert Jonkers (Managing Director, Head of EU Operations Team, MiddleGround Capital) and Darren Cairns (Director and CEO, Helix).

UK based Helix to expand electric powertrain ops following acquisition

MiddleGround aims to build out production capacity to meet increasing demand, implement procurement best practices, invest in new product development, and expand into new markets within the United States.

6 August

ReleaseH3X closes oversubscribed $20m Series A to advance revolutionary electric motors in aerospace, defense, and marine sectors

26 July

ReleaseDovetail Electric Aviation and Crisalion Mobility collaborate on battery systems for eVTOL airframes

24 July Boeing and NASA have teamed up on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator X-66A aircraft.

Suppliers line up for NASA's sustainable X-66A

Woodward has begun work with Boeing and plans to produce the actuators by 2026, while Safran is to provide electrical power. Test flights of the Transonic Truss-braced Wing X-66A are scheduled to begin in 2028.

24 July

ReleaseH55 keeping up the momentum: series C funding closed, accelerating electric propulsion certification

22 July

ReleaseJekta and ZeroAvia to partner on hydrogen-electric amphibious aircraft

22 July

ReleaseRTX's Collins Aerospace announces Clean Aviation HECATE project has achieved preliminary design review

22 July

ReleaseIntelligent Energy launch breakthrough IE-FLIGHT hydrogen fuel cell system products to power sub-regional and regional flights

22 July

ReleaseRTX STEP-Tech hybrid-electric demonstrator continues to progress in lab tests

21 July

ReleaseEve names suppliers for eVTOL interior and power distribution system

17 July

ReleaseDovetail Electric Aviation showcases revolutionary hydrogen-electric powerplant prototype in Spain

11 July

ReleaseIntelligent Energy invests in MW fuel cell testing facility, designed to support sustainable aviation using ‘green’ hydrogen

3 July The test bed has been designed for aerodynamic and electrical performance evaluation of Lilium’s jet technology.

Lilium completes first electric jet propulsion tests

Testing of the propulsion unit, comprising two engines within a propulsion mounting system, was carried out at Lilium’s dedicated propulsion unit test bed, located at Lilium’s headquarters near Munich.

1 July

ReleaseNidec announces investment in Eve Air Mobility, a manufacturer of electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, for strategic partnership through Nidec’s subsidiary

24 June

ReleasemagniX launches revolutionary battery product

7 June

ReleaseILA Berlin: MTU Aero Engines and VINATech announce cooperation to push FFC technology

6 June

ReleaseMTU Aero Engines advances technological development of the Flying Fuel Cell

15 May

ReleaseSafran selected by Bell to provide electrical power generation for the U.S. Army’s new Future Long Range Assault Aircraft

14 May

ReleasePiasecki aircraft reveals progress in U.S. Department of Energy hydrogen-powered Urban Air Mobility feasibility study

8 May H3 Dynamics' fuel cell is tested by Airbus in representative operations at the Centro Nacional de Hidrogeno in Puertollano, Spain.

Airbus Upnext sources hydrogen fuel cell for aircraft APU tests

H3 Dynamics is to supply a customised airworthy 500kW hydrogen fuel cell as part of a demonstrator to replace the jet fuel-powered APU on an Airbus aircraft.

3 April Complex molecular forces cause adsorbed hydrogen to assume a “solid-state" condition that is only two thirds of the volume of the liquid hydrogen used for fueling.

NOVAdev unveils Hydrogen Flux Capacitor for large commercial aircraft

The HFC produces hydrogen gas on demand. It is fuelled with liquid hydrogen which rapidly adsorbs to nano-material filling an insulated container. Gaseous hydrogen is then released by a controlled thermal input system.

26 March

ReleaseAnother important milestone in H55's path to product certification

14 March

ReleaseOptiphase and Opal-RT Technologies announce strategic collaboration to advance real-time simulation technology