HAV signs new CRADA with the US Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) following successful four-year partnership
The signing of a new CRADA with the US NPS follows a successful four-year period of collaborative research into hybrid aircraft technologies for military applications. This newly signed CRADA will enable NPS students to continue studying hybrid aircraft and the associated resilience and flexibility in support of the US Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary warfighting capability. Students must align their research with US DoW priorities and will engage fleet units across the Navy and Marine Corps to develop scenarios based on real-world exercises and deployments.
This new CRADA will see research topics such as aircraft support and initial operating capability development, autonomous operations, theatre medical evacuation concepts, border protection, and long‑endurance monitoring.
The partnership builds on prior collaborative work and aligns with US DoW interest in next‑generation platforms that provide strategic reach with minimal fixed infrastructure requirements.
This reinforces Airlander’s potential to deliver transformational capabilities across US defence missions including persistent surveillance, distributed logistics, heavy lift into austere environments, and specialised long‑range transport.