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Electra.Aero

Electra.Aero is an American aircraft manufacturing company based in Manassas, founded in 2020.1 It was founded by John Langford.1 Its chief executive is Marc Allen (since 2024).1 Its products include Electra EL2 Goldfinch and Electra EL9 Ultra Short.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2020Founded1
  • Industryaircraft industry1
  • HeadquartersManassas, United States1
  • Websitewww.electra.aero
  • Legal formcorporation1

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The story

Founded by John Langford in 2020.1

Leadership

Who has led Electra.Aero, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Marc Allen2024–now
2025

Products and brands

  • Electra EL2 Goldfinch
  • Electra EL9 Ultra Short

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 2024New chief executive Marc Allen becomes CEO1
  2. 2020Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$15.8M 2020–2025
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2025: $15.8M in all. Federal grants $175.0K; Federal contracts $15.6M.$0$2M$4M$6M2020 · Federal contracts: $149.3K20202021 · Federal contracts: $1.9M2022 · Federal contracts: $4.9M20222023 · Federal contracts: $2.7M2024 · Federal grants: $175.0K2024 · Federal contracts: $4.0M20242025 · Federal contracts: $1.9M2025
Without federal contracts$175.0K 2024–2024
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2024–2024: $175.0K in all. Federal grants $175.0K.$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2024 · Federal grants: $175.0K2024
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2025–$1.9M$1.9M
2024$175.0K$4.0M$4.2M
2023–$2.7M$2.7M
2022–$4.9M$4.9M
2021–$1.9M$1.9M
2020–$149.3K$149.3K

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov2, by calendar year, 2020–2025, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Jul 1, 2024$175.0K from National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Program / Small Business Technology Transfer (Sttr) Program3 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award 20243353041955

Largest contracts

  1. Sep 3, 2024$3.5M from National Aeronautics and Space Administration: R&d contract to create scenarios that provide context for developing and assessing the impact of aviation technologies. develop the models f4 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award 80GRC024CA036
  2. Apr 21, 2025$1.9M from Department of the Army: See attachment 1 - scope of work (sow).5 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award W5170125CA133
  3. Nov 3, 2023$1.9M from Department of the Army: Small business innovation research phase ii sequential, topic af221-dcs01: power wind tunnel test of dep blown wing aircraft. this is a foll6 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award W5170124C0016
  4. Apr 23, 2021$1.5M from Department of the Air Force: Research and development of hybrid short take of and landing concepts.7 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award FA864921P0882
  5. Jun 15, 2022$1.2M from Department of the Air Force: Electric short take off and landing tunnel test8 To ELECTRA.AERO INC. Award FA873022C0065

Sources

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