Interceptor
A high-speed airframe built on the same three-minute construction as the rest of the platform, with AI tracking and an extended sensor fit. It is a draft product in development, not available to order, and every figure below is an estimate rather than a measurement.
In development. The figures on this page are engineering estimates and are subject to change. Interceptor is not currently available to order. Talk to us about the development programme rather than a delivery schedule.
Platform airframe shown. Frame class varies by variant.
Interceptor data
Estimated figures for the development airframe. Everything below the payload line is platform standard and is already in production on other variants.
| Designation | QC3 |
|---|---|
| Frame class | 5 inch prop |
| Endurance | 20 to 30 minutes (est.) |
| Payload | 1.8 kg ± 0.2 kg external (est.) |
| Max speed | 600 to 700 km/h (est.) |
| Max gross weight | 4 kg (est.) |
| Power | 8400 mAh LiPo |
| Autonomy | AI tracking |
| Order code | QC3-5-XXXX |
| Status | In development |
High-speed intercept · AI tracking
Interceptor is one frame class on a single platform. Where the mission outgrows it, the next airframe up carries the same navigation, the same ground control and the same three-minute build, so the fleet changes without the operating model changing.
- Click-Fit™ airframe, three minute TAKT build
- RTK native navigation
- TAK / ATAK and QGroundControl ground stations
- Manual and autonomous flight
- Field repairable after a thirty-foot drop
- Common parts bin shared across the fleet
Held constant across all five airframes. Built in the United Kingdom on a secure supply chain, 85 percent made in house.
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Interceptor is still in development, so the useful conversation is about requirements and timing rather than delivery. The four production airframes are available now.