Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic is a US aerospace company developing the Overture supersonic commercial airliner (Mach 1.7, 45-seat, targeting 2029 service) powered by its proprietary Symphony turbofan, alongside a newly launched Superpower 42 MW turbine business for AI data centers anchored by a $1.25 billion Crusoe order.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersCentennial, United States
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Boom Supersonic does
Boom Supersonic is a privately held US aerospace and power-generation company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. Its core business is the development of the Overture commercial supersonic airliner, a 45-seat Mach 1.7 aircraft designed for 4,000+ nautical mile range, powered by its proprietary Symphony medium-bypass turbofan engine purpose-built for supersonic cruise without afterburners. The company validated its airframe and propulsion architecture with the XB-1 one-third-scale demonstrator, which became the first independently developed aircraft to break the sound barrier on January 28, 2025 (Mach 1.122), and demonstrated boomless-cruise technology in partnership with NASA. Boom sells aircraft directly to airlines under multi-year purchase and pre-order agreements — United Airlines (15 firm + 35 options), American Airlines (20 firm + 40 options), and Japan Airlines (20 pre-orders) — with a target entry into service around 2029.
Boom operates a second, increasingly material business line based on its engine IP. The Superpower 42 MW natural gas turbine shares approximately 80% of its parts with the Symphony engine and is sold directly to AI data center operators seeking behind-the-meter power that bypasses multi-year grid-connection queues. Crusoe is the launch customer under a $1.25 billion order for 29 turbines (1.21 GW), with Baker Hughes supplying 31 paired generators. Manufacturing infrastructure includes a 179,000-square-foot Greensboro, North Carolina Superfactory built with $107 million in state investment. The company raised a $300 million Series B in December 2025 at approximately $1.5 billion valuation, supplementing cumulative funding of over $700 million across prior rounds and a $60 million US Air Force STRATFI defense contract. Boom has a deep Tier-1 supplier ecosystem (Honeywell, Collins Aerospace, Safran, Eaton, Leonardo, Aernnova, Aciturri, StandardAero, Stratasys, AWS, Rescale/NVIDIA) and is led by founder and CEO Blake Scholl.
Boom Supersonic firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Boom Supersonic
- Legal name
- Boom Supersonic
- Website
- https://boomsupersonic.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Boom Supersonic is a US aerospace company developing the Overture supersonic commercial airliner (Mach 1.7, 45-seat, targeting 2029 service) powered by its proprietary Symphony turbofan, alongside a newly launched Superpower 42 MW turbine business for AI data centers anchored by a $1.25 billion Crusoe order.
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Boom Supersonic industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing
- NAICS
- Aircraft Manufacturing (336411), Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (336412), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)
- SIC
- Aircraft (3721), Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts (3724), Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Engines & Turbines (3510)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Glider & Sailplane Manufacturing (IMABAAAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Turbofan Engines (IMABADAA), Engine Modules & Hot-Section Components (Compressors/Turbines/Combustors) (IMABADAJ)
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Where Boom Supersonic is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Centennial
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices5 records
Markets served
Boom Supersonic business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Overture Aircraft Sales: Boom sells Overture supersonic airliners to airline customers including United Airlines (15 orders + 35 options), American Airlines (20 orders + 40 options), and Japan Airlines (20 pre-orders). Revenue from aircraft sales is the primary aviation business model. Boeing/Airbus comparable pricing model with business class fare economics.
- Superpower Turbine Sales: Boom sells Superpower 42 MW natural gas turbines to AI data center operators. Crusoe is the launch customer with a $1.25 billion order for 29 turbines (1.21 GW). First deliveries targeted for 2027. Turbine revenues are expected to fund continued development of the Symphony engine and Overture aircraft.
- Defense / Government Contracts: Boom received a US$60 million contract from the US Air Force in January 2022 (part of the STRATFI program) to develop the Overture airliner. The contract accelerates R&D and manufacturing activities for the airliner.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Overture per-seat ticket pricing targeted at business class equivalent |
| Unit Pricing | Multi-year contract | Superpower turbine — 29 units at 42 MW each to Crusoe |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Overture aircraft purchase agreements with airlines |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Boom Supersonic product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Boom Supersonic manufactures the Overture supersonic commercial airliner designed to cruise at Mach 1.7, powered by its proprietary Symphony turbofan engine purpose-built for supersonic flight. The company also sells Superpower 42 MW natural gas turbines (derived from the Symphony engine core) to AI data center operators, and operates the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator program that proved Mach 1+ flight in January 2025. Aircraft are sold to commercial airlines under multi-year purchase agreements; turbines are sold under multi-year delivery contracts.
Product overview
Boom Supersonic is building a portfolio of supersonic aviation and power generation products. The core offering consists of Overture, a planned supersonic commercial airliner cruising at Mach 2 speed, powered by Boom's proprietary Symphony turbofan engine. The XB-1 demonstrator serves as the one-third scale technology testbed that proved supersonic flight capability in January 2025. More recently, Boom leveraged its engine technology to launch Superpower, a 42-megawatt natural gas turbine for AI data centers, positioning power generation alongside aviation as a second core business line. Manufacturing is conducted at the Superfactory in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Superpower: 42 MW natural gas turbine powering AI data centers, derived from supersonic engine technology.
- Overture
- Symphony
- XB-1
Products and services
- Overture Supersonic Airliner Boom's flagship commercial supersonic airliner designed to cruise at approximately Mach 1.7, targeting 4,000+ nautical mile range with 45 seats. Carbon-fiber composite airframe engineered with advanced aerodynamics and no afterburner requirement, targeting business-class equivalent fuel burn per seat. Sold directly to commercial airlines under multi-year purchase and option agreements.
- Symphony Turbofan Engine Medium-bypass turbofan engine purpose-built by Boom and optimized for supersonic flight. Does not require afterburners for supersonic cruise. Shares 80% of parts with the Superpower ground turbine. Powers the Overture aircraft.
- Superpower 42 MW Natural Gas Turbine 42 MW stationary natural gas turbine delivering dispatchable power for AI data centers. Based on the Symphony supersonic engine core with 80% parts commonality. First deployments targeted for 2027 with production scaling from hundreds of megawatts to gigawatt levels. Sold directly to AI data center operators.
- XB-1 Supersonic Demonstrator One-third scale manned supersonic demonstrator aircraft that serves as a prototype testbed for Overture technologies. World's first independently developed supersonic jet, achieving Mach 1.122 (750 mph) in January 2025 and demonstrating boomless cruise capability. Functions as a research and development platform validating aerodynamic, composite, and propulsion technologies for the production Overture airliner.
Quantifiable outcome
- Overture targets ~$1,700 one-way per-seat ticket pricing — comparable to subsonic business class, vs. Concorde's ~$20,000 round-trip (2016 dollars)
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Companies that use Boom Supersonic
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Boom Supersonic technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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App detail
Feature6 records
Boom Supersonic partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
26 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- United AirlinesflagshipUnited Airlines is the first U.S. airline to sign an agreement with Boom for Overture aircraft: 15 firm orders plus 35 options. United plans to deploy Overture on premium routes including Newark-Frankfurt, San Francisco-Tokyo, and Los Angeles-Sydney. United's pilot Paul Holte visited Boom's facilities in 2026 for simulator access.
- American AirlinesflagshipAmerican Airlines announced agreement in August 2022 to purchase up to 60 Overture aircraft (20 firm orders and 40 options). American Airlines is a major commercial airline customer for Boom's supersonic airliner.
- Japan AirlinesflagshipJapan Airlines (JAL) made a $10 million strategic investment in Boom in December 2017 and has a pre-order for 20 aircraft. JAL is collaborating with Boom on aircraft design refinement and passenger experience definition for supersonic travel.
- HoneywellcoreHoneywell supplies the integrated flight deck and avionics platform for Overture aircraft. Honeywell has supported Boom's XB-1 development with hardware components including flight systems.
- Collins AerospacecoreCollins Aerospace has an expanded agreement with Boom for Overture aircraft systems. The partnership covers advanced aerospace systems and components for the supersonic airliner.
- Northrop GrummancoreNorthrop Grumman and Boom entered a collaboration for mission solutions (announced July 2022). The alliance covers defense and government applications of Boom's supersonic technology.
- Safran Landing SystemscoreSafran Landing Systems signed a supplier agreement for Overture's landing gear system and controls (July 2022). Safran is a major landing gear systems provider for commercial aircraft.
- EatoncoreEaton signed an agreement with Boom for Overture fuel and inerting systems and hydraulic system analysis and design collaboration (July 2022).
- StandardAerocoreStandardAero is designated as Symphony engine production and MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) supplier. Critical partner for engine lifecycle management.
- StratasyscoreStratasys supported XB-1 development with advanced 3D printing, producing over 1,000 components and tools. A seven-year partnership extension through 2026 was announced for continued additive manufacturing solutions.
- LatecoerecoreLatecoere signed a strategic supplier agreement for Overture and Symphony's electrical wiring interconnect system (EWIS) architecture (November 2023).
- LeonardocoreLeonardo serves as Overture's primary engineering lead for fuselage structural components integration, and design and build partner for fuselage sections.
- AernnovacoreAernnova is Overture's wing supplier, providing key structural airframe components.
- AciturricoreAciturri is Overture's empennage (tail) supplier, providing tail structure components.
- AWS (Amazon Web Services)coreAWS is Boom's design iteration and web services partner. Boom went 'all-in on AWS' (December 2020), using Amazon Web Services for cloud infrastructure supporting aircraft design and development.
- FlightSafety InternationalcoreFlightSafety International was named as Overture's flight training partner (December 2022), providing pilot training programs and simulators for Overture operations.
- Universal AvionicscoreUniversal Avionics supplies Overture's external vision system, providing aircraft cameras, synthetic digital environments, and flight data during takeoff and landing through a head-worn device.
- US Air ForceflagshipUS Air Force entered a strategic partnership with Boom under the STRATFI program (January 2022), awarding a $60 million contract to develop the Overture airliner. Also includes government executive flight program participation (September 2020).
- Baker HughescoreBaker Hughes secured a contract to supply 31 BRUSH Power Generation electric generators (25 new + 6 prior) to Boom, delivering 1.21 GW of onsite electricity capacity for Crusoe's AI data centers. Deliveries from mid-2026 through 2028. Baker Hughes also aims to book $3 billion in data center orders between 2025-2027.
- CrusoeflagshipCrusoe is the launch customer for Boom's Superpower turbines, ordering 29 units totaling 1.21 GW for $1.25 billion. Crusoe, a $10 billion-valued AI infrastructure startup, is deploying these turbines for data centers including OpenAI's Stargate project in Abilene, Texas. Crusoe previously pivoted from bitcoin mining to AI data centers.
- NASAcoreBoom partnered with NASA to capture the iconic Schlieren image of civil supersonic flight (March 2025). This collaboration produced visual proof of boomless cruise technology, a key milestone for regulatory approval of supersonic overland flight.
- Dimensional EnergyminorBoom and Dimensional Energy signed a Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) offtake agreement (May 2023) to explore lower-carbon fuel options for Overture operations.
- AIR COMPANYminorBoom signed a SAF offtake agreement with AIR COMPANY (September 2022) to explore sustainable aviation fuel offtake for Overture's carbon-neutral flight program.
- RescalecoreRescale provides GPU-accelerated simulation and AI HPC infrastructure for Boom. Boom used Rescale at NVIDIA GTC 2025, achieving 10x faster aerodynamic simulations and 30x greater cost efficiency. Rescale integrates NVIDIA DGX Cloud for advanced simulation workloads.
- American ExpressminorAmerican Express launched a strategic partnership with Boom (April 2022) for marketing and customer engagement initiatives. American Express Ventures also made a strategic investment in Boom (March 2021).
- Pluto MobilityminorBoom Supersonic participated as an angel investor in Pluto Mobility's $2 million seed funding round (February 2026), a Delhi-based electric mobility startup for last-mile logistics. Boom executives invested personal capital alongside Version One Ventures and Grad Capital.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Boom Supersonic competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hermeus: Hermeus is developing the Quarterhorse, a Mach 5+ hypersonic aircraft for defense and commercial applications, making it the closest direct peer in the independently-developed supersonic/hypersonic aviation space. Both target clean-sheet propulsion and airframe design validated by demonstrator aircraft.
- Spike Aerospace: Spike Aerospace is developing the S-512 Diplomat, a Mach 1.6 supersonic business jet targeting similar supersonic passenger use cases as Boom's Overture. Comparable in product positioning (faster-than-sound civil aviation) though at smaller business-jet scale.
Broad incumbents
- Boeing: Boeing is the dominant U.S. commercial aircraft manufacturer and a broad incumbent competing for the same airline fleet decisions as Boom's Overture. Airlines placing Overture orders (United, American) are also Boeing's largest customers, making Boeing the principal incumbent whose subsonic economics Boom is disrupting.
- Airbus: Airbus is the other dominant commercial aircraft OEM globally and competes for the same long-haul international routes targeted by Overture. Airbus's subsonic A330/A350 family occupies the premium long-haul segment Boom is targeting with supersonic service.
- GE Aerospace: GE Aerospace manufactures commercial turbofan engines (GEnx, GE9X) and is the established incumbent in the large-engine market Symphony targets. GE's engine MRO scale and airline relationships make it both a competitor for engine partnerships and a benchmark for Symphony's economics.
- Pratt & Whitney: Pratt & Whitney manufactures the PW1000G geared turbofan and military engines, serving the same commercial and defense customers as Boom. As a major engine OEM with deep airline relationships, P&W represents the established propulsion competitor whose supply chain Overture must integrate with.
- Safran: Safran is both an aircraft engine manufacturer (CFM joint venture with GE) and Boom's landing gear supplier. Safran's engine division competes in the same propulsion market as Symphony while also serving as a strategic supplier on Overture.
- Rolls-Royce: Rolls-Royce manufactures large civil turbofans (Trent series) and is a prior Boom collaborator for Overture engine development. As a leading Western engine OEM, Rolls-Royce represents both a competitor for Symphony and a potential strategic partner in the engine program.
- GE Vernova: GE Vernova is the dominant manufacturer of large natural gas turbines for power generation, directly competing with Boom's Superpower product in the AI data center power market. GE Vernova's HA-class turbines and installed base represent the incumbent position Superpower is challenging.
- Siemens Energy: Siemens Energy manufactures industrial gas turbines for power generation and grid infrastructure, competing in the same behind-the-meter data center power market as Boom's Superpower. Its SGT-A35 and SGT-800 series target similar 40-50 MW output ranges.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Funding rounds20 records
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Frequently asked questions about Boom Supersonic
What does Boom Supersonic do?
Boom Supersonic manufactures the Overture supersonic commercial airliner designed to cruise at Mach 1.7, powered by its proprietary Symphony turbofan engine purpose-built for supersonic flight. The company also sells Superpower 42 MW natural gas turbines (derived from the Symphony engine core) to AI data center operators, and operates the XB-1 supersonic demonstrator program that proved Mach 1+ flight in January 2025. Aircraft are sold to commercial airlines under multi-year purchase agreements; turbines are sold under multi-year delivery contracts.
Is Boom Supersonic a public or private company?
Boom Supersonic is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Boom Supersonic founded?
Boom Supersonic was founded in 2014. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Boom Supersonic based?
Boom Supersonic is headquartered in Centennial, United States, in the North America region.
How does Boom Supersonic make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Overture Aircraft Sales are the primary driver. The others are superpower Turbine Sales and defense / Government Contracts.
Who are Boom Supersonic's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hermeus and Spike Aerospace. Broad incumbents are Boeing, Airbus, GE Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Safran, Rolls-Royce, GE Vernova and Siemens Energy.
Does Boom Supersonic have an API?
No public API is recorded for Boom Supersonic.
What industry is Boom Supersonic in?
Boom Supersonic's product category is Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMABAAAG, Glider & Sailplane Manufacturing, with a secondary code of IMABADAA, Turbofan Engines. Its NAICS code is 336411 and its SIC code is 3721.