Transense Technologies (AIM:TRT), the AIM-listed developer of advanced sensor technology, said its SAWsense torque-sensing technology has been used in a hybrid-electric flight demonstration developed with Unison, a GE Aerospace company.
The propulsion system incorporating the technology completed the first hybrid-electric flight above 30,000 feet and the first hybrid-electric transatlantic crossing, showcased at the Farnborough International Airshow.
Transense supplied the underlying torque-sensing technology, while Unison handled the aerospace engineering, qualification and integration work needed to bring it to a flight-relevant system.
"We are proud to see our foundational SAWsense technology incorporated into Unison's industrialised solution and successfully demonstrated in a flight-relevant application at Farnborough," said Ryan Maughan, Transense's managing director.
Josh Friedman, engineering leader at Unison, said the demonstration reflects the strength of combining differentiated sensing technology with aerospace application engineering and pointed to the value of the companies' long-standing relationship.
Torque measurement gives engineers data on component performance and power transmission, a capability the companies say is important to developing and optimising advanced propulsion systems.
It shows the demonstration as evidence that SAWsense technology can support the aviation industry's push toward hybrid-electric and other advanced propulsion concepts aimed at improved efficiency, reduced emissions and extended range.
News Intelligence what this means for the company
Transense's SAWsense torque sensors have been integrated into Unison's hybrid-electric propulsion system and successfully demonstrated in two aviation firsts—a flight above 30,000 feet and a transatlantic crossing—at Farnborough. This validates the company's core sensor technology in a safety-critical, flight-relevant application and signals commercial traction in advanced aerospace propulsion, a high-barrier market where certification and integration are the primary hurdles to revenue.
- The demonstration with Unison (a GE Aerospace company) may open pathways to broader GE Aerospace adoption or OEM qualification, though the story does not confirm follow-on orders or production commitments.
2026 was positioned as a key year to validate commercial growth from product development activity, and this flight demonstration fulfils that validation milestone for SAWsense in a tier-one aerospace context. However, the announcement is a proof-of-concept rather than a revenue event; the investment case turns on whether Unison or other OEMs move from demonstration to production integration and volume orders.
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