Rolls-Royce: 70 million US dollars for the Further Development of the UltraFan 30 Demonstrator

Aerospace Rolls-Royce: 70 Million US Dollars for the Further Development of the UltraFan 30 Demonstrator

2026-03-23 From Stefanie Eckardt | Translated by AI 1 min Reading Time

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Rolls-Royce has received 70 Million US dollars in funding from the EU public-private partnership "Joint Undertakings for Clean Aviation". This will help to lead the research project UNIFIED, short for "Ultra Novel and Innovative Fully Integrated Engine Demonstrations", which supports the development and planned ground tests of the UltraFan 30 demonstrator.

Rolls-Royce has received funding of 70 million US dollars from the EU public-private partnership "Joint Undertakings for Clean Aviation".(Image: Rolls-Royce) — Rolls-Royce has received funding of 70 million US dollars from the EU public-private partnership "Joint Undertakings for Clean Aviation".
(Image: Rolls-Royce)

The project focuses on the further development and advancement of propulsion technologies for future narrow body aircraft applications, supports the ground tests of the UltraFan-30 demonstrator planned for 2028 and helps to pave a credible path for future flight tests.

Under the leadership of Rolls-Royce, the UNIFIED consortium brings together partners from industry, science and research from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and the UK.These include Airbus, ITP Aero, Lufthansa Technik, TU Darmstadt, Imperial College London, DLR, NLR, ONERA, INSA Lyon and Aerospace Transmissions Technologies.

The funding is part of the European Union's "Clean Aviation 3" tender, under which a total of around 1.0 billion US dollars will be invested in selected projects to promote the development of sustainable aviation technologies.

Up to 20 Percent Less Fuel

The UltraFan 30 demonstrator is to be prepared for ground tests by 2028. According to the consortium, the engine in the 30,000-pound thrust class will consume up to 20 percent less fuel than current models. It is also planned to be 100% compatible with sustainable aviation fuel.

Rolls-Roye exited the narrow-body aircraft sector in 2012 and sold Pratt & Whitney's shares in the business to International Aero Engines. Now this is probably a resignation from the resignation. Certainly also in view of the fact that Airbus is currently working on a successor to the A320neo and is examining various options. The new Airbus model should be ready for series production in the second half of the 2030s and, above all, be different from the current generation and save 25 to 30 percent fuel, according to the aircraft manufacturer. With a successful ground test in 2028, Rolls-Royce would bring a corresponding technology demonstrator into play at the right time. (se)

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