Independent tier-1 aerospace systems supplier leading the Clean Aviation NEWBORN megawatt-class hydrogen fuel-cell propulsion demonstrator.
Propulsion Architecture
NEWBORN integrates a hydrogen fuel-cell power source, high-voltage power electronics, battery buffering and megawatt-class electric propulsion for ground demonstration.
Primary Certification Context
Supplier / Component
Strengths
Honeywell Aerospace coordinates NEWBORN and has progressed the integrated hydrogen power source into ground testing. ÚJV Řež reports approximately 700 kW in the completed test phase, while Clean Aviation documents a modular 1 MW power-source objective and broader multi-megawatt scaling architecture.
Weaknesses / Open Questions
NEWBORN remains a ground-demonstrator program. The approximately 700 kW result is not a flight demonstration, and the project’s 1 MW module, aircraft-level efficiency, mass and certification objectives still require complete-system demonstration and subsequent aircraft integration evidence.
Last Updated
September 22, 2026
