Experience, passion, and vision merge to deliver innovation
Three visionaries with experience in hybrid-electric and battery-electric aircraft came together with the idea to accelerate the electrification of flight by combining the best of conventional propulsion technologies with the best of next-generation electric flight. In 2017, they founded VerdeGo Aero, recognizing the need to develop novel hybrid powerplants that enable high-performance electric flight using the new capabilities of electric motors, in concert with hybrid powerplants that use liquid fuels. Today, VerdeGo’s dual-use technologies are empowering commercial and defense aviation customers to new heights across the globe.

Engineering the future
VerdeGo began developing both powertrain technologies and proprietary modeling tools to understand the unique design space created by electrification. New missions and aircraft architectures were being developed, but the inevitable constraints imposed by battery technology and/or infrastructure presented huge hurdles. Overcoming these obstacles involved assembling a team of engineers to create something entirely new – a novel concept without a history to build upon. By integrating the efficiency of electric propulsion with the reliability of hybrid systems, VerdeGo now provides the most practical and scalable path forward for commercial innovators and defense leaders.
Verdego aero is taking its customers decades into the future
By bridging electrification with hybrid power, VerdeGo Aero enables both military and commercial operators to deploy advanced aircraft today — without waiting for breakthroughs in battery technology or billions of dollars in infrastructure investments. Our fully integrated hybrid powerplants (including the engine, generator, power electronics, control systems, and thermal management), deliver a practical solution for a wide-range of missions.
As a contracted partner for the U.S. Air Force and NASA, VerdeGo Aero is actively developing hybrid-electric propulsion solutions that enhance aircraft endurance, efficiency, and operational flexibility. Our systems can support unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drones for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions, power electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for agile troop and cargo transport, and enhance long-range aviation logistics to support frontline operations. These capabilities provide troops with greater operational flexibility and survivability in contested environments.
In the commercial aviation market, aircraft manufacturers are applying both VerdeGo’s VH-3 and VH-4T powerplants to achieve a combination of range, payload, and speed that makes the next generation of aircraft compelling and useful. VerdeGo’s hybrid-electric solutions are critical for missions including regional air mobility, medical evacuation, and cargo transportation, where endurance, reliability, and cost reduction are critical.
VerdeGo co-founder Anderson flies world’s first parallel hybrid-electric aircraft
Co-founders Bartsch and Lindbergh fly battery-electric aircraft
VerdeGo Aero founded
Diesel-electric hybrid developed for efficiency and compatibility with SAF
First large-scale customer contracts
First operation of VH-1 hybrid-electric research powerplant
First operation of VH-2 hybrid system
First powerplants delivered, portfolio expanded to greater than 1 MW turbine hybrids
VerdeGo hybrids take flight
VerdeGo formally launched VH-4T