News archive: Ascendance Flight Technologies ATEA

ReleaseAscendance accelerates in defence and structures a new sovereign hybrid propulsion capability for the armed forces

ReleaseAscendance reaches a structural milestone in the development of its hybrid-electric aircraft ATEA

ReleaseAscendance unveils STERNA Hybrid Pack and partners with EXOES to accelerate the industrialization of hybrid-electric aviation

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.

ReleaseSolvay, Ascendance Flight Technologies and Airborne join forces to enable the development of advanced solutions for sustainable aviation

Ascendance gains funding to fly full-scale prototype

ATEA, the hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft, is a quiet, low-carbon alternative to helicopters that provides an ideal response to the need for decentralised and regional point-to-point aviation.

Ascendance reveals design for tandem-wing VTOL

Eight rotors are set into a tandem wing configuration. Patented by Ascendance, this shrouded rotor technology allows increased power during the take-off and landing phases in addition to significant noise reduction.

ReleaseAscendance Flight Technologies raise €10 million funding round to accelerate the development of its hydrid-electric technologies for sustainable aviation