Award Year: 2023

The Vision Jet features the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) and
Safe Return Autoland by Garmin. CAPS is a first-of-its-kind whole
airframe parachute system and Safe Return Autoland transforms the
aircraft into an autonomous vehicle to safely land the aircraft in the
event of an emergency. These safety systems are designed to save lives.

Lilium is creating a sustainable and accessible mode of high speed,
regional transportation for people and goods. Using the Lilium Jet, an
all-electric vertical take-off and landing jet offering leading
capacity, low noise, and high performance with zero operating emissions,
Lilium is accelerating the decarbonization of air travel.

“Designed for aerodynamics suitability and lightweight,
corrosion-resistant airframe components to reduce the weight and optimal
flight. Co-developed internal combustion engine with Kawasaki Motors
specifically for the vehicle with the control unit powered by an edge
computing unit that coordinates system control and cloud computing
linkage.”

E-Jet® is carbon-neutral jet fuel made from CO2 via Twelve’s carbon
transformation process which transforms CO2, water and renewable energy
into chemicals traditionally made from petroleum. E-Jet is drop-in ready
and made to ASTM D7566 specifications, with the same quality and
performance as fossil based jet fuel, and 90% lower lifecycle emissions.

DuPont’s new ultra-light Kevlar® 1 mil N636 paper enables 20-30% lighter
weight core panels than the next best competitive solution. This weight
reduction enables reduced CO2 emissions during flight from reduced fuel
consumption which accounts for most of the carbon footprint of the
aircraft.

This technology can combine additive design of dissimilar metals through
friction stir welding, and form various 3D structural dissimilar
aluminum alloy parts through additive manufacturing method of solid
state process. This technology can maintain the characteristics of the
raw materials and complement the characteristics of dissimilar metals.

SAIC Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (CUAS) safeguard against threats
drones pose to defense and civilian organizations using protective CUAS
architectures comprising sensors and effectors within scalable,
platform-agnostic, command-and-control capabilities.

Leonidas Pod leverages Epirus’ solid-state, software-defined high-power
microwave (HPM) technology to enable unmatched counter-electronics
effects in a radically smaller form factor. Weighing under 50 pounds and
roughly the size of a backpack, Leonidas Pod can be man-carried or
drone-mounted, offering a far more compact and mobile solution.