ZeroAvia Keeps Eye On Commercial As It Pivots To Defense

hydrogen fuel cell power generation system

ZeroAvia is focusing on its first product, a modular 200-kW fuel cell power generation system.

Credit: ZeroAvia
ZeroAvia may have pivoted to defense in an effort to survive in a difficult fundraising environment, but the hydrogen propulsion startup has not abandoned its civil mission, says founder Val Miftakhov, who left his CEO role in May. After its Series D funding round in 2025 fell short of expectations...
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