U.S. Air Force Confirms More Agility Prime Backing for Electra's eSTOL Aircraft

Electra's blown-wing, hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft is being designed to operate from landing strips as short as 300 feet.

Electra's hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft. — Electra's hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft could enter service with the U.S. military as a result of development support through the U.S. Air Force's Agility Prime program. (Image: Electra)

By Charles Alcock • Managing Editor

February 8, 2022

The U.S. Air Force is supporting the development of Electra’s hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft through a Phase III small business innovation research (SBIR) contract. The new agreement, which falls under the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to evaluate military applications for new aircraft, follows Phase II support for work on the propulsion system.

According to Virginia-based Electra, the funding announced on February 8 (whose amount has not been disclosed) will accelerate its plans to start flight testing a full-scale technology demonstrator later this year. The company also believes that the contract puts the program on track for the Air Force to add the unnamed aircraft to its fleet.

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