Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical”) (NYSE: EVTL) today announced it is developing a hybrid-electric vertical take-off-and landing (VTOL) variant of its VX4 aircraft, expanding range and payload capabilities to unlock
new market opportunities within the already sizable $1TR1
total addressable urban air mobility market.

Vertical’s hybrid-electric strategy builds on its all-electric VX4 and Flightpath 2030 strategy, enabling new
potential applications in defence, logistics and commercial sectors including air ambulance services, which
require longer range and higher payload than current eVTOL platforms can deliver.
Vertical’s second-generation hybrid-propulsion system, which has been in development for 18 months at
the Vertical Energy Centre, will be retrofitted into one of the company’s VX4 full scale prototypes and is
expected to begin flight testing in Q2 2026.

Key targeted capabilities of Vertical’s hybrid-electric variant:

• Range: Up to 1,000 miles, a 10-fold increase from its all-electric aircraft.
• Payload: Configurable to carry up to 1,100 kilograms in the VX4’s class-leading airframe capacity.
• Stealth advantages: Low noise and heat signatures make the hybrid variant well-suited for sensitive
  missions.
• Crewed and uncrewed capabilities: Hybrid-electric technology capable of being deployed autonomously,
  remotely, or with a pilot. Uncrewed capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into the existing Flight Control
  System being developed by Honeywell.
• Mission resilience: Built off the VX4’s industry-leading redundancy and damage tolerance, boosting
  confidence for mission-critical operations.

Press Release by Vertical Aerospace

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