Vertical Aerospace, Honeywell Expand Partnership to Bring VX4 eVTOL to Market

Published: 2025-05-08 06:01:00 ET HON

Published on 05/08/2025 at 06:01, updated on 05/08/2025 at 07:20

Vertical Aerospace and Honeywell announced the signing of a new long-term agreement that expands their existing partnership and reinforces Honeywell's commitment to the certification and production of Vertical's electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, the VX4. Under this expanded collaboration, Honeywell and Vertical will work together to certify two of the most critical systems on the VX4 that make it safer and easier to fly: the aircraft management system, which includes the Honeywell Anthem Flight deck, and the flight controls system, which includes Honeywell's compact fly-by-wire system. Both systems will be certified for the production version of the VX4.

The Anthem flight deck is essentially the brains of the VX4, combining cockpit displays, software, controls, and connectivity into one smart, digital platform. Vertical and Honeywell are working together to finalise the optimal configuration to meet Vertical's needs.