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Welcome to our new website

Discover our research and developments presented in a modern and contemporary way. Our experts work on innovative projects every day to make air and space travel safer, more sustainable, and efficient. We’re pleased to share our expertise and knowledge with you about our projects and research, including the insights, developments, and results of our projects, as well as the impact of our research and the latest technological advancements.

In collaboration with start-ups, industry, governments, and knowledge institutions, we seek practical solutions to complex challenges such as climate-neutral aviation, digitalisation, safety, and autonomy. Through our articles, reports, and videos, we demonstrate how we our knowledge, expertise, and state-of-the-art facilities contribute to address these challenges.

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Sustainability and Environment

14 March 2025

NLR and Cryoworld collaborate on flying with liquid hydrogen

NLR aims to achieve manned flight on liquid hydrogen in the near future. To make this possible, NLR will modify its electric-powered research aircraft, the Pipistrel Velis Electro, to include a hydrogen propulsion system. In December 2024, NLR took a significant step by partnering with zepp.solutions to develop a fuel cell system that can convert […]
Defence and Security

06 February 2025

German Armed Forces drone flies through European upper airspace for the time

A German Heron TP drone of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has flown from Schleswig in Germany to Leeuwarden in the Netherlands and back again. The flight was the first in Europe to take place in upper airspace. It was conducted as part of a research project by the European Defence Agency (EDA), which aims […]
Sustainability and Environment

04 February 2025

Revised and updated DESTINATION 2050 roadmap report published

Following the publication of the first DESTINATION 2050 roadmap report in early 2021, which showed how European aviation could realise net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, Royal NLR and SEO Amsterdam Economics have developed a revised and updated version of this decarbonisation pathway. Whereas the new report finds it is still possible to reach net zero in 2050, it also […]