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U.S. Air Force Backs Jaunt-led Study on Thermoplastics and Manufacturing
The Air Force's AFWERX program wants to accelerate service entry for advanced air mobility aircraft that could be used in military missions.
Jaunt Joust
The Joust is a military version of the eVTOL aircraft family that Jaunt Air Mobility is developing. (Image: Jaunt)

Jaunt Air Mobility is working on a project for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to develop thermoplastic materials and low-cost production techniques for manufacturing eVTOL aircraft. The work is supported by a Small Business Technology Transfer (SSTR) contract awarded to the U.S. company by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and also involves Triumph Aerospace Structures and the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).

The SSTR contract is part of the USAF’s AFWERX initiative to advance the entry into service of eVTOL aircraft for military applications, including logistics and surveillance. Jaunt is developing a family of aircraft, among them the Jaunt passenger transport and the Joust military vehicle. The aircraft will use thermoplastics as their primary airframe structure.