Vertical Aerospace Says It Mutually Agreed To Exit Contract With Rolls-Royce To Design An Electric Propulsion Unit; Company To Receive A Cash Amount From Rolls-Royce By June 30, Which Will Cover Anticipated Costs Of An Alternative EPU Design
Vertical Aerospace Says It Mutually Agreed To Exit Contract With Rolls-Royce To Design An Electric Propulsion Unit; Company To Receive A Cash Amount From Rolls-Royce By June 30, Which Will Cover Anticipated Costs Of An Alternative EPU Design
Vertical Aerospace表示双方同意退出与劳斯莱斯设计电力推进装置的合同；该公司将在6月30日之前从劳斯莱斯获得现金，这将支付替代EPU设计的预期成本
- This follows Rolls-Royce's announcement in November 2023 of its intention to seek a partner or buyer for its advanced air mobility activities.
- Vertical is already working with other EPU suppliers for its new prototype, and the exit of this contract has no impact on the completion of this prototype or its identical twin. Vertical is now in active engagement with a shortlist of potential EPU partners for the certification and production aircraft following the launch of a formal tender process. Vertical continues to target type certification by the end of 2026.
- The agreement also includes the return to Vertical of Rolls-Royce's EVTL shares, which it initially acquired as a private investment in public equity (PIPE) investor in 2021.
- 在此之前，劳斯莱斯于2023年11月宣布打算为其高级空中交通活动寻找合作伙伴或买家。
- Vertical已经在与其他EPU供应商合作开发其新原型，该合同的退出对该原型或其同卵双胞胎的完成没有影响。在启动正式招标程序后，Vertical现在正在积极与潜在的EPU合作伙伴的候选名单进行合作，以获得认证和量产飞机。垂直行业继续将目标定为到2026年底进行型式认证。
- 该协议还包括向纵向收购劳斯莱斯的EVTL股票，该公司最初于2021年作为私人公募股权投资（PIPE）投资者收购了该股票。