NX3 Heavy-Lift UAS

NX3 Heavy Lift UAS

Sovereign Dual-Use UAS : Built in Wales for Defence, Civil and Critical Logistics

High Payload, Range, Endurance, and Efficiency.

Designed for high payload, range, endurance and efficiency, the NX3 revolutionises mission effectiveness with its modular design and advanced architecture.

40+ kts

Cruise Speed

50+ km

Range

35 kg

Payload

Modular

Architecture

Dual-Use

Function

Autonomous

Navigation

Electric

Propulsion

Composite/Titanium

Construction

SWaP Optimised

Size, Weight and Power

6

TRL

We spoke with end users and designed and built NX3 to deliver reliable, heavy-lift capability in environments where safety and precision matter most…

The design process…

NX3 Heavy-Lift UAS

Dual-Use Heavy Lift UAS

Suitable for Critical Logistics, Off-Shore, Search and Rescue

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The Development Story

NX3 was born from a clear gap in the market — the space between commercially available off-the-shelf drones and full military-grade large platforms. Capable, deployable, and scalable solutions in this middle ground simply didn’t exist. So we built one.

Entirely self-funded and developed in-house at our facility in North Wales, NX3 has gone through three generations of rigorous engineering, each one building on hard lessons learned from the last.

Generation 1

Generation 1 proved the concept. We demonstrated that a heavy-lift platform capable of carrying payloads up to 30kg was achievable — but the platform was over-engineered and too heavy to be operationally practical. We knew what we needed to solve.

Generation 2

Generation 2 tackled that problem head-on. We redesigned the entire architecture around a modular system, allowing individual components to be developed, tested, and replaced independently. This was the structural foundation NX3 needed to mature properly.

Generation 3

Currently in planning, takes each of those modular components and masters them — making them lighter, stronger, and with production intent. Using CAD and FEA for design – alongside composite, CNC machining, and fabrication capabilities.

The result is a platform at TRL6 with a clear, evidenced pathway to TRL7 and beyond — not a concept, not a prototype built for a demonstration, but a mature system that has earned its development through genuine engineering discipline.

NX3 is UK sovereign technology, designed, developed, and manufactured in Wales. The IP is clean, the architecture is proven, and the platform is ready for its next chapter. We are moving closer and closer to a 100% UK sovereign supply chain.

NX3 (Gen3) Development

Project Timeline & Estimates

Dates will be updated as the development continues.

Systems Hardware Timeline

February 2023 – Project Start

TRL1: Start of Gen1 Project Tinkerbell – click here to view Gen1/Gen2 timeline

Sept 2026

TRL6: Start of Gen3 hardware project.

Airframe re-design in CAD, focusing on further FEA and future production methodology

October 2026

Start of custom NX3 optimised propeller design project

November 2026

Start of main body manufacturing

December 2026

Start of landing gear and payload manufacturing

March 2027

Start main airframe assembly

April 2027

Start ground tests of all avionics

June 2027

Full systems field testing

View Gen1 & Gen2 and Historical Timeline

Systems Software Timeline

Project Start

TRL1: Start of Gen1 Project Tinkerbell – click here to view Gen1/Gen2 timeline

Sept 2026

TRL5+: Start of Gen3 software project.

Start development of pilot interface and enhanced safety layer

December 2026

SITL testing of new safety layer

February 2027

Small UAV testing of new safety layer

April 2027

Integration of hardware and software safety layer

May 2027

NX3 testing of new safety layer

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Continue refinement and introduction of additional safety measures

View Gen1 & Gen2 and Historical Timeline

The Next Journey

The next stage of the project is three inter-connected work streams.

Entirely self-funded and developed in-house at our facility in North Wales, NX3 has gone through three generations of rigorous engineering, each one building on hard lessons learned from the last.

Stream 1

Gen3 Platform Enhancements:

Finalise the lightweighting and design optimisation programme across all modular NX3 components using CAD and FEA, composite moulding, injection moulding, CNC and VMC machining and fabrication.

Stream 2

Flight Control Enhancements:

In addition to the existing basic software features, we will be adding a structured safety layer, introducing SAFE-RTL, SAFE-LAND, collision avoidance and a new pilot interface – increasing flight safety and mitigating risk.

Stream 3

Operational Validation:

Work with a UK end-user partner to define validation mission profiles, success criteria and test parameters, and undertake structured operational flight trials against representative mission scenarios.

The outcome will be a production-ready, UK-sovereign dual-use UAS platform validated at TRL7, with a clear commercial deployment pathway and a manufacturing base anchored in the North Wales Freeport zone.

Next Key Milestone

Gen2: Next Demo Flight

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Gen3: First Test Flight

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