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June 8, 2026

Romeo Takes Flight: One of Europe's Largest eVTOLs Begins Testing

We have begun flight testing Romeo, our latest full-scale, full-mass prototype — and one of the largest eVTOLs flown in Europe to date. This is the milestone that separates demonstration platforms from production candidates.

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June 8, 2026
Why Practical Innovation Enablement Is the Real Unlock for European Defence Aviation

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder visited ERC for the opening of the Bundeswehr Innovation Center. The conversation: what it takes to move defence aviation from prototype to industrial scale.

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Press Release
June 8, 2026
Romeo Takes Flight: One of Europe's Largest eVTOLs Begins Testing

We have begun flight testing Romeo, our latest full-scale, full-mass prototype — and one of the largest eVTOLs flown in Europe to date. This is the milestone that separates demonstration platforms from production candidates.

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June 8, 2026
Why Mission-Driven Use Cases Will Lead Advanced Air Mobility to Market

In a joint whitepaper with Roland Berger, we examine how AAM is repositioning away from urban air taxis toward mission-driven use cases — air ambulance, defense, and dual-use cargo — and what it means for the industry's path to market.

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June 8, 2026
Milestone-Based Funding: The Key Enabler for Breakthrough Aerospace Innovation in Germany

ERC leadership met State Minister Florian Herrmann at the Bavarian State Chancellery. The conversation: why milestone-based public funding is the mechanism that consistently turns aerospace prototypes into industrial capability.

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June 8, 2026
Beyond the Prototype: Building the Industrial Ecosystem for Electrified Aviation

Tobias Gotthardt, Vice Minister in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, visited ERC's flight test facilities in Erding. The conversation moved past the prototype to the harder question: how electrified aviation gets industrialized in Europe.

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June 8, 2026
Closing a Critical Capability Gap in Military Logistics

Staatssekretär Sebastian Hartmann visited ERC's Erding flight test facilities. The conversation: a specific operational gap that unmanned VTOL aircraft can close, and the German innovation ecosystem needed to deliver on it.

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