LAT Aerospace co-founder Surobhi Das, via her official LinkedIn account, announced (Jun-2025) the company plans to build 12 to 24 seat hybrid electric short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft for ...

Electra’s Ultra-STOL aircraft can deploy in soccer field-size spaces to execute contested logistics and support agile basing. Electra’s EL9 introduces entirely new logistics capabilities for ...

I flew on Summit Air Let L-410 from Pokhara to Jomsom to discover what makes this flight one of the most challenging in the ...

Next-generation aircraft developer Electra has been awarded $1.9 million by the US Army to advance research and development of hybrid-electric power systems.

Continued flight tests of the EL2 and the ongoing development of Electra's dual-use EL9 Ultra-STOL aircraft will provide learnings and test data, high-value activities for the U.S. Army to capture ...

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® (NYSE: LMT) and Electra.aero Inc. (“Electra”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore opportunities for Electra’s EL9 ultra-short takeoff and landing (Ultra-STOL) ...

The Electra Ultra-STOL EL9 can quietly take off and land in 150 feet, enabling operations in austere areas while retaining the safety, cost and range benefits of a fixed-wing aircraft.

That aircraft would be Virginia-based Electra’s EL9, which the company is designing as an ultra short takeoff and landing (“Ultra-STOL”) model with just 150 feet required for takeoff and ...

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Electra's contracted customers include NASA, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, and the U.S. Navy, along with over 2,200 aircraft under Letters of Intent from 50+ commercial customers, including ...