ELECTRA.AERO INC.

Falls Church, VA · Aerospace · Private

Solar-powered high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial platform for stratospheric climate observation and scientific measurement missions

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · electra.aero

Sector: Aerospace
Headquarters: Falls Church, VA
Total capital: $20M

Federal grants: $10.1M; 11 awards · 2021–2025; Rank in peer group#17 of 89
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $9.9M; 11 awards · Defense, NASA; Rank in Aerospace#231 of 1335
Granted patents: 1; first 2025; Rank in peer group#33 of 89

Capital timeline

Latest events

Apr 2025Federal contractDefense · See Attachment 1 - Scope Of Work (sow).$1.9M
Apr 2025Federal grantDefense · Phase II · See Attachment 1 - Scope Of Work (sow).$1.9M
Sep 2024Federal contractNASA · R&d Contract To Create Scenarios That Provide Context For Developing And Assessing The Impact Of Aviation Technologies. Develop The Models For The Design And Optimization Of Truly Integrated Vehicles & Applying Those Models To Vehicle Trade Studies.$3.5M
Jul 2024Federal grantAgriculture · **awards Issued Prior To January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations And May Not Reflect The Priorities And Policies Of The Current Administration.** The Purpose Of The Proposed Work Is To Develop A Capability For A Persistent, High Spatial And Temporal Resolution L-band RADAR Platform For Wildfire And Agricultural Applications. This Capability Will Be Provided By The Union Of Cutting-edge Developments In High Altitude, Long Endurance (hale) Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Combine$175K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase 1 Topic AF233-0004 Electra Aero Tradespace Exploration For Lightweight Multi-application Hybrid- Electric Propulsion Systems$179K
May 2024Federal contractDefense · "electra.aero, Inc." SBIR Phase I$250K
Apr 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · "electra.aero, Inc." SBIR Phase I$250K

Show 15 earlier federal awards

Jan 2024Federal grantDefense · Phase I · SBIR Phase I$75K
Jan 2024Federal contractDefense · SBIR Phase I$75K
Nov 2023Federal contractDefense · Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Sequential, Topic AF221-DCS01: Power Wind Tunnel Test Of Dep Blown Wing Aircraft. This Is A Follow-on To Phase II Contract FA8730-22-C-0065.$1.9M
Oct 2023Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Small Business Innovation Research Phase II Sequential, Topic AF221-DCS01: Power Wind Tunnel Test Of Dep Blown Wing Aircraft. This Is A Follow-on To Phase II Contract FA8730-22-C-0065.$1.9M
Jun 2023Federal grantNASA · Phase II · Integrated Flight Validation of HALE UAP Avionics & Propulsion Systems for Science Missions$845K
Nov 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Flight and Power Control Systems Development for a Turbine-Hybrid DEP eSTOL Aircraft$1.2M
Jul 2022Federal contractNASA · E014042 SBIR Phase I Mdo, Rapid Prototyping, And Experimental Validation Of Hale Aircraft Propulsion And Avionics Systems$150K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Acoustic Design, Modeling, And Initial Flight Test Validation For Ultra-low Noise Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft$750K
Jun 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Powered Wind Tunnel Test to Validate Novel Design and Analysis Tools for Blown Lift Winged Aircraft$1.2M
Mar 2022Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Innovative Precision Control for Aircraft with Distributed Electric Propulsion$750K
Nov 2021Federal contractDefense · Small Business Technology Transfer Phase 1 Traditional Contract FX21B-TCSO1-0039 Titled Low Noise Design And Validation For Distributed Electric Propulsion Concepts.$50K
Oct 2021Federal contractDefense · Electric Vertical Take Off And Landing Concept Development$990K
May 2021Federal grantNASA · Phase I · Prediction and Validation of High Lift Performance with Strong Wing Propulsor Interactions$125K
Apr 2021Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Accelerated Development of Hybrid Electric Distributed Propulsion for eVTOL and eSTOL ORBs$1.5M
Dec 2020Federal contractDefense · Innovative Control And Configurations For Design Space For Aircraft With Distributed Electric Propulsion$149K

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Standing among 89 peers

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Aerospace · System

Federal grants#17 · top 19%
Granted patents#33 · top 37%

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

USPTO · 1 granted of 1

Dec 2, 2025GrantedSystem and Method For a Battery Safety DeviceUSPTOUS 12,489,181

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Regulatory activity · Aerospace

Sector-level, not company-level

06 Jul 2026Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration
01 Jul 2026Special Conditions: AMAC Aerospace, The Boeing Company Model 747- 8 Airplane; Side-Facing SeatsFederal Aviation Administration
26 Jun 2026Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous AmendmentsFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International AirportFederal Aviation Administration
23 Jun 2026Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia AirportFederal Aviation Administration
18 Jun 2026Special Conditions: Honeywell Aerospace US LLC, Dassault Aviation Model Falcon 900EX Airplane; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized External AccessFederal Aviation Administration

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Sources

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Data freshness

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