Beta TechnologiesIn Development
Autonomous hybrid-electric VTOL derivative of the A250 aimed at contested military logistics, CASEVAC, and other defense missions where payload, austere operation, range, and optional autonomy matter more than urban air taxi economics. Formally unveiled at the July 2026 Farnborough Airshow, it pairs a GE Aerospace CT7/T700 hybrid-electric turbine propulsion system with Sikorsky's MATRIX autonomy stack.
Latest update Aug 29, 2026
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Unveiled July 20, 2026 with GE Aerospace (hybrid-electric turbine propulsion) and Sikorsky (MATRIX autonomy stack, also used on Sikorsky's pilotless Black Hawk demonstrator) as partners. On its August 12, 2026 Q2 earnings call, BETA disclosed that the U.S. Army's DEVCOM had funded hybridization and autonomy work informing the MV250, including an ALIA CTOL deployment to NATO's Exercise Aurora 26 in Sweden (April 27-May 13, 2026) that flew 30 sorties using about $300 of electricity with a single pilot and maintainer; BETA is rolling that work up toward a rapid-prototyping contract targeted over the following year, ahead of the longer-term goals of military exercises in 2027 and production as soon as 2028.
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Conventional takeoff and landing electric aircraft in BETA's ALIA family, designed for cargo, medical, and regional passenger missions using existing airport infrastructure. BETA's stepwise commercialization plan puts the CTOL aircraft into service first before the VTOL variant.
The crewed, all-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) member of the ALIA family - a lift-plus-cruise design with four fixed-pitch overhead rotors for vertical lift and a single rear pusher propeller for forward cruise. It shares roughly 80% commonality with the CX300, including flight controls and cockpit layout, and is the aircraft the defense-focused MV250 is derived from.
BETA's multimodal charging ecosystem spans fixed Charge Cubes, mobile Mini Cubes, and thermal management systems for electric aircraft and EVs. It is designed as both enabling infrastructure for ALIA and a third-party charging product line, and anchors the July 2026 ACES consortium with Archer Aviation and Macquarie Capital to build up to 250 interoperable U.S. sites by 2030.
BETA's aerospace-grade pusher motor is sold as a standalone propulsion product as well as used inside the ALIA family, giving the company a component business beyond aircraft deliveries.
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