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National Aeronautics and Space Administration·National Aeronautics and Space Administration

to GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

aerospaceactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2021 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2021-09-30·LATEST ACTION2026-03-05·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_80AFRC21CA021_8000_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

THE REQUIREMENT IS TO ASSIST NASA IN ACCELERATING THE INTRODUCTION OF MEGAWATT CLASS EAP SYSTEMS INTO FUTURE AIRCRAFT PRODUCTS BY U.S. INDUSTRY. THIS EFFORT HELPS TO IDENTIFY CERTIFICATION GAPS, AND ADDRESS GAPS THROUGH GROUND TEST AND FLIGHT TESTS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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Confidence: high
In plain English

Latest obligation on a 2021 NASA contract with General Electric to accelerate megawatt-class electric aircraft propulsion systems through ground and flight testing.

Sub-sectors
nasa-r&delectric-aircraft-propulsioncertification-testing
Why this matters

Electric propulsion is critical to NASA's decarbonization goals and U.S. aviation competitiveness; certification pathways unlock commercial deployment.

Supply-chain signal

Advances in EAP systems will drive demand for high-power battery, power electronics, and thermal management suppliers across the aerospace supply chain.

U.S.–China competition angle

U.S. leadership in electric aviation technology is strategically important as China accelerates its own EAP programs; early certification standards set global precedent.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-21. Cost: $0.003106.

Period of performance
Start
2021-09-30
End
2026-09-29
Status
activein 91 days
Sources

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