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Sustainability and Environment

28 May 2025

NLR and E-Flight team up for electric flying

Electric flight offers promising prospects for aviation, whether using batteries or liquid hydrogen as an energy carrier. During a joint flight, Michel Peters of NLR and Evert-Jan Feld of E-Flight Academy reaffirmed their partnership to conduct further research in this area. Royal NLR and E-Flight Academy share a common goal: to enhance and make electric […]
Drones op het terrein van NLR in Marknesse
Defence and Security

27 May 2025

Accelerating drone research for Dutch Defence: the strength of an ecosystem

NLR has officially launched the Quick Response Drone Facility (QRDF). A new facility to conduct research quickly and effectively on uncrewed systems for defence. “Drones are playing an increasingly important role in aviation, for defence and also for civil applications,” says Bert Thuis, Vice President Aerospace Vehicles at NLR. Unmanned systems are playing an increasingly […]
Sustainability and Environment

27 May 2025

Booklet: Research and Development more electric and hydrogen powered aerospace

Hydrogen as a fuel is considered to be an important route towards future sustainable aviation. For aviationapplications, hydrogen presents several key advantages: it allows for the elimination of carbon emissions inflight and along the entire life cycle. Its usage in fuel cells allows eliminating NOx and particles. When burntin a turbine engine, very low particle […]
Defence and Security

21 May 2025

Launch of QRDF: rapid drone innovations for Defence

21 May 2025, Marknesse – The Royal Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) is launching the Quick Response Drone Facility (QRDF) in Marknesse today. This facility contributes to the broader ambition of Dutch Ministry of Defence to become a pioneer in the field of unmanned systems, together with industry and knowledge institutions. The Minister of Defence, Ruben […]

19 May 2025

NLR People: Michel Peters

In the series ‘NLR People’, we showcase the experts of NLR. In this episode, we have a special guest: outgoing CEO Michel Peters. His childhood dream was to become a fighter pilot. However, due to his fascination with technology, he chose to study Electrical and Electronics Engineering at TU Delft in 1983. After a brief […]
Safety and Human performance

09 May 2025

Booklet: R&D for Safety and Human Performance

NLR assists aviation companies, air traffic control, airports, regulatory bodies and governmental authorities by translating trends and developments into solutions. Our cutting-edge research and unique facilities ensure that NLR stays abreast of new developments and innovations in an ever-changing industry. This booklet gives an overview of our expertise in the fields of safety and human […]
Space Technology

08 May 2025

Accelerated Dutch autonomy in space

The Hague, 8 May – TNO, NLR, and space industry association SpaceNed presented a proposal to the Secretary of State for Defence today to launch and further develop high-quality satellite systems. With government support, the national space sector aims to play a crucial role in preventing blindness and deafness to current and future threats. The […]
NLR corporate

30 April 2025

NLR impact report 2024

As an applied research organisation in the field of aerospace, NLR holds a central position in the valorisation process of converting knowledge into value. Our goal is that our research results in impactful applications for society and economy. In this impact report, you can read 17 articles that together provide an impression of prominent research […]