Dhahran · Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Intelligent propulsion and control for unmanned aviation

AeroNext Technologies develops the systems that make unmanned aircraft fly further and think for themselves — engines, electronic control units, embedded avionics, and the software that ties them together.

HeadquartersDhahran, Saudi Arabia
EntityLimited Liability Company
Commercial Registration7054146951
Our systems

Propulsion intelligence, engineered end to end

We work at the hardest layer of the unmanned stack — the one that decides whether an aircraft stays in the air. The powerplant, the control electronics, and the software that commands them are developed together, as one system.

AeroNext twin-cylinder opposed engine with electronic ignition
Single-cylinder engine with integrated starter-generator
Twin-cylinder opposed and single-cylinder powerplants
Propulsion

Engines built for endurance

Engines with integrated electrical generation for unmanned aircraft

Internal combustion remains the only practical answer where endurance and payload matter more than simplicity — electric platforms cannot yet reach the flight times these missions demand. We develop opposed-twin and single-cylinder powerplants with integrated starting and electrical generation, so the engine delivers thrust and ship power from one installation.

  • Opposed-twin and single-cylinder configurations
  • Integrated starter-generator and electrical supply
  • Electronic fuel injection and programmable ignition timing
  • Instrumented for continuous condition monitoring
AeroNext embedded control electronics board
Embedded control and communications electronics
Control electronics

AeroNext ECU

Intelligent engine control unit

A single unit that merges engine control, electrical generation, and power management into one propulsion architecture. Consolidating those functions removes redundant wiring looms and separate controllers — cutting weight and failure points on an airframe where both matter more than anywhere else.

  • Unified engine, generation, and power management
  • Closed-loop control with integrity-checked telemetry
  • Thermal and pressure monitoring across the powerplant
  • Hardware safety interlocks independent of software
AeroPulse control and calibration software showing live engine telemetry
AeroPulse — live engine telemetry and calibration
Ground software

AeroPulse

Control & calibration suite

The tuning and telemetry console for the ECU. Engineers watch the engine live, adjust fuel and ignition behaviour while it runs, and capture every frame to disk for post-flight analysis. Built for the test cell first, so the data survives the conditions the aircraft does.

  • Live fuel and ignition map calibration
  • Real-time instrumentation of the running engine
  • Full-rate flight and test data capture
  • Portable calibration profiles across engines

Technical specifications, performance data, and integration documentation are shared with qualified partners under non-disclosure agreement.

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Vertical integration

We build the whole stack, not one slice of it

Most unmanned systems are assembled from parts that were never designed for each other, and the integration tax is paid in weight, reliability, and a supply chain nobody controls.

AeroNext develops each layer in-house so they can be optimised against one another — and so the aircraft is never hostage to a single external supplier.

05 AI & autonomy software
04 Embedded avionics electronics
03 Electronic control unit
02 Propulsion & power
01 Airframe & platform
Capability domains

Where our engineering is focused

Three domains, developed as one architecture rather than as separate products bolted together.

01

Propulsion & control

Engine control units, electrical generation, and power management unified in a single architecture — with the calibration software engineers need to extract performance from a specific airframe and mission profile.

02

Integrated aircraft systems

Embedded avionics built around the propulsion core, modular airframes that accept mission payloads without redesign, and an update pipeline that improves fielded aircraft over the air.

03

Autonomous operations

Adaptive navigation, intelligent mission planning, predictive maintenance from operational data, and multi-agent coordination for aircraft that operate collaboratively at scale.

Competitive position

Why AeroNext

01

Vertically integrated

Airframe, propulsion, ECU, embedded electronics, and software developed in-house — performance optimised across layers, with no dependence on an external supplier for the critical path.

02

Proprietary propulsion & ECU

Engine control, electrical generation, and power management unified in one architecture. Less weight, less wiring complexity, fewer things to fail.

03

Software-defined aircraft

Capability lives in software, so the platform improves without new hardware. Adaptive navigation, intelligent mission planning, and learning from operational data.

04

Modular multi-mission

One platform reconfigured for logistics, inspection, surveillance, or agriculture without redesigning the aircraft around each payload.

05

Upgradable over the air

New algorithms, security patches, and performance improvements deployed to fielded systems — extending service life and holding a technical lead.

06

Built for localization

Developed in the Kingdom, contributing to sovereign capability in advanced aerospace and reducing reliance on imported unmanned systems.

Applications

One platform, many missions

Modularity is the point. The same propulsion and control core serves missions with very different payloads and endurance profiles.

Logistics

Payload delivery across distances and terrain where ground transport is slow or unavailable.

Industrial inspection

Pipelines, power infrastructure, and remote assets surveyed on schedule rather than on failure.

Surveillance & monitoring

Persistent wide-area observation with endurance that short-range electric platforms cannot reach.

Agriculture

Precision survey and treatment across large holdings, informed by repeat-pass data.

Mobility

Coordinated multi-aircraft operations for large-scale movement of goods.

Defense

Sovereign unmanned capability developed and supported inside the Kingdom.

National alignment

Building aerospace capability in the Kingdom

AeroNext Technologies is incorporated in Saudi Arabia to localise high-value aerospace manufacturing — developing the engines, control electronics, and autonomy software domestically, and building toward export-oriented unmanned systems.

Our work is aligned with Vision 2030 objectives in advanced aerospace technologies, unmanned systems, intelligent propulsion, and embedded avionics.

  • Localization of advanced aerospace manufacturing
  • Sovereign capability in unmanned systems
  • High-skill engineering employment
  • Export-oriented unmanned aviation systems
  • Reduced reliance on imported platforms
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Let's talk about what you need to fly

We work with operators, integrators, and investors building unmanned capability in the region. Tell us about the mission, and we'll tell you how our systems fit it — with full technical detail under NDA.

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Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
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