Deutsche Aircraft and Vaeridion sign MoU to jointly test batteries and industrialise electric regional aircraft

Deutsche Aircraft and Vaeridion have signed an MoU to pool R&D and industrialisation expertise for low‑emission regional aircraft. The partnership will support flight‑testing of Vaeridion's battery systems on DLR's UpLift D‑CUPL testbed and share design, industrialisation and flight‑test know‑how for the 9‑seat Microliner and 40‑seat D328eco.

Discovered 2025-09-23T01:32:03.178578-07:00 | 2025-09-23T01:32:03.178578-07:00

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The agreement concentrates validation of advanced battery systems on DLR’s UpLift D‑CUPL flying testbed, accelerating in‑flight battery verification for Vaeridion’s nine‑seat Microliner and feeding data into industrialisation for Deutsche Aircraft’s 40‑seat D328eco (see Deutsche Aircraft’s D328 programme and D328MR context: https://hype.aero/?story=ef2c5ffb-dfe6-433e-825d-d2aff242ef09).
The partnership complements Vaeridion’s recent move to secure in‑house cell capacity by acquiring Lilium’s former battery production facility, helping close a critical supply‑chain gap for testing and early production (background on that acquisition: https://hype.aero/?story=990a937c-591a-4b40-9e41-02d5e591e1ee).

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