Electra
Manassas, VA, United States
About
Electra is a defense prime contractor based in Manassas, United States working in air systems, c4isr, communications & satcom.
Electra is an aerospace company developing the EL9, a hybrid-electric Ultra Short takeoff and landing aircraft that uses blown-lift and eight electric motors to operate from very small areas without airports. The company's hybrid-electric system pairs a small turbogenerator for cruise with batteries for takeoff and landing, and is designed to run on sustainable aviation fuel with a possible hydrogen path. Electra has more than 2,200 aircraft on pre-order from over 60 operators, and has a dedicated defense business, Electra Defense, offering runway-independent airlift, mobile C2 and power systems, and resupply and medevac configurations. Its defense work includes a US Air Force Strategic Funding Partnership of up to 85M to develop and flight test eSTOL technology and participation in the Air Force Research Laboratory Future Flag 25-3 event. The company is led by CEO B. Marc Allen and was founded by John Langford with MIT researchers as technical advisors.
Location
Company type
Focus areas
Languages
Products & capabilities
Defense domains
Supply-chain role
What they offer
Markets
Products
EL9
Hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft
Nine-passenger hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft using blown-lift and distributed electric propulsion to take off and land in about 150 feet. Marketed for commercial air mobility and defense logistics, CASEVAC and expeditionary missions.
EL2 Goldfinch
Technology demonstrator aircraft
Piloted fixed-wing technology demonstrator that proved conventional fixed-wing aircraft with blown-lift could take off and land within about 150 feet.
