Munich-based electric aircraft manufacturer Vaeridion has acquired a new battery manufacturing facility at nearby Oberpfaffenhofen airport – a plant previously occupied by defunct developer Lilium.
To serve as the “cornerstone” of its production system Vaeridion says the new factory is scheduled to be operational from 2026.
It will be focussed on the development and assembly of high-performance battery systems to support the initial flight-test campaign of Vaeridion’s nine-seat Microliner from late 2027 or early 2028.
Vaeridion is targeting type certification and service entry for the all-electric aircraft ahead of 2030.
In addition to the building itself, Vaeridion has “also acquired the key assets for battery industrialisation inside the facility from Lilium’s insolvency administrator”, it says, which will enable an “accelerated ramp-up of its battery manufacturing capabilities”.
No value for the transaction has been disclosed, however.
Alongside assets purchased from Rolls-Royce Electrical, Vaeridion “has now established both R&D and low-rate initial production capabilities covering the entire propulsion system,” it says.
