03 · Drones

Parts for the drones you fly, and the ones you're building.

We design and print drone parts, from a single camera bracket to a complete frame. Send us your file, or tell us what you're flying and what you need it to do.

Concept rendering of LeadTech's large VTOL reconnaissance aircraft on an airfield apron at dusk.
ConceptLarge VTOL reconnaissance aircraft — rendering, not a photograph

Parts we make

Printed for the job it has to do

FRAMES & ARMS

Frames and arms

Complete frames, replacement arms and arm clamps, in stiff carbon-fibre nylon.

MOUNTS

Motor mounts

Mount pads for your motor's bolt pattern, with landing legs or guards built in.

PROTECTION

Prop guards and bumpers

Guards in tough or flexible plastics that take a knock and keep flying.

PAYLOAD

Camera and gimbal brackets

Brackets and vibration-isolated mounts for action, thermal and FPV cameras.

RADIO

Antenna and GPS mounts

Masts, receiver antenna holders and GPS puck mounts placed for clean signal.

POWER

Battery boxes and trays

Battery trays, boxes, lids and strap guides sized to your pack.

For suppliers

A prototyping partner for tier-1 suppliers and small companies

Need a part to test fit, to show a customer or to bridge the gap until tooling arrives? Send the file. We print it, check it and turn revisions around quickly. We'll sign an NDA before you send anything.

  • Prototype and bridge parts in engineering plastics
  • Fixtures and jigs for assembly and inspection
  • Short runs with no tooling cost
A row of black drone arms printed in PPA-CF, motor mount pads in the foreground.
Drone arms, printed in PPA-CFPhoto

Our own aircraft · R&D

Three sizes, one autonomy stack

LeadTech is also developing its own family of unmanned aircraft for defense customers. All three are in development; the images are concept renderings, not photographs, and no production units have been delivered.

Concept rendering of the Group 1 strike platform parked on an apron at dusk. 01 / SMALL · STRIKE

Group 1 strike platform

A low-cost first-person-view quadcopter with thermal and day/night cameras, repairable in the field.

In development

Concept rendering of the medium heavy-lift platform parked on an apron at dusk. 02 / MEDIUM · REUSABLE STRIKE

Reusable strike platform

A heavy-lift aircraft with release hardpoints that returns to be re-armed and re-tasked.

In development

Concept rendering of the large VTOL reconnaissance aircraft parked on an apron at dusk. 03 / LARGE · VTOL RECONNAISSANCE

VTOL reconnaissance platform

A hybrid VTOL with four lift rotors, wings and a pusher propeller, carrying optical and thermal cameras.

Concept · in development

One autonomy stack on all three. Navigation without GPS, onboard detection and tracking, and missions that continue when the link drops. Full platform descriptions →

Defense & export-controlled work

Have defense work coming up? We'd like to talk.

We're pursuing ITAR registration and building an ITAR/EAR export-compliance program. Until it is in place, our quote form accepts commercial and industrial files only. If you have defense or export-controlled work coming, contact us and we'll plan it with you.

Talk to us about defense work

Tell us what you're flying.

Send a file, a photo of the part you need replaced, or a description. We'll quote it.