U.S. Air Force Tasks Jaunt and BAE to Find Extreme Fast Charging Solution
Under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, the partners, along with New York's Binghamton University, will seek to develop a way to support commercial operations of electric aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has contracted with Jaunt Air Mobility to develop an Extreme Fast Charging (XFC) solution for electric aircraft. Under a small business technology transfer contract announced this week, the eVTOL aircraft developer will aim to create a system that combines XFC power electronics and battery cooling with a means for operators to manage how batteries are recharged, whether while installed in the aircraft or in a storage depot.
Texas-based Jaunt is working on the project with BAE Systems and Binghamton University in New York. The partners will aim to create a commercially viable charging system that can be brought to market.
