In 2023, JetZero announced its Z4 project, designed to carry 250 passengers, targeting the
middle-of-the-market category, to use existing
Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engines. In August 2023, the
U.S. Air Force announced a $235-million contract awarded over a four-year period to JetZero, culminating in first flight of the full-scale demonstrator by the first quarter of 2027. The goal of the contract is to demonstrate the capabilities of
BWB technology, giving the Department of Defense and commercial industry more options for their future air platforms. In January 2024 the company began moving into a space at
Long Beach Airport formerly occupied by
Gulfstream. The Demonstrator aircraft is being built in partnership with
Scaled Composites (Northrop Grumman). It will use the
PW2040 engine. == Programs ==