ePropelled opened its new Global Innovation Centre in Coventry on 20 March, a major expansion that supports the company’s plan to scale production beyond one million propulsion systems annually by 2027. The development positions the UK at the heart of ePropelled’s global growth strategy and strengthens capability in electric and hybrid propulsion, high efficiency motors and intelligent energy management systems. Members of Parliament, industry leaders, prime contractors, investors and international partners were invited to attend the launch, reflecting its importance to the future of intelligent electric- propulsion and uncrewed platforms.

Nick Grewal, Founder, Chair and CEO, said: “In the past three years uncrewed systems and solutions have moved from the periphery of global defence and industrial strategy to the very centre. We know we have the proven technology to transform this market and now we must scale it. Today we produce around one hundred to one hundred and fifty thousand systems a year. By 2027 we intend to exceed one million systems annually. That is the scale required for sovereign capability, affordability and global competitiveness. Our Midlands-based Global Innovation Centre is a critical step in that journey.”

Henry Sullivan, CFO, added: “The West Midlands has a rich heritage in innovative engineering and design from the first automated traffic lights to the famous Coventry Climax engine and the first multi-city testbed for 5G technology, giving us access to one of the strongest engineering talent pools anywhere in the world. By bringing our propulsion design, software development and systems testing together in Coventry, we are creating a genuinely global centre for research, innovation and validation. This is where the next generation of electric and hybrid propulsion systems will be engineered.”

Mary Creagh MP for Coventry East, who attended the event, said: “ePropelled is another world class innovator in modern manufacturing who has found Coventry to be a brilliant city to make their home. Coventry’s deep engineering heritage has kept us at the heart of UK manufacturing for more than a century.

Investment from companies like ePropelled creates more skilled jobs in the city and will further strengthen our industrial ecosystem, enabling the people of our city to future-proof their skills and experience in this rapidly developing sector.”

Simon Baugh, Director of Corporate Marketing, explained: “The West Midlands sits at the heart of our global operations network. By integrating engineering here with our manufacturing footprint and supply chain partners worldwide, we are creating a seamless capability that supports high volume production and meets all relevant European compliance requirements. This is essential as we scale toward more than one million systems a year.”

The company’s product suite, built on a proprietary unified architecture to facilitate range upgrades and connectivity, futureproofing ePropelled’s solutions, includes motors and controllers for lightweight and high-power UAVs, such as the Sparrow Series from 160Kv to 7000W, the Falcon range including the iAPM600 delivering up to 10kW and the Hercules hybrid starter generator systems up to 14kW. ePropelled holds 36 patents in advanced magnetics, electric drive and energy management. Additionally, the UK is leading development of AI and connected solutions including ePConnect, an integrated on-board service manager and telemetry platform that enables real time data monitoring, control and analytics for uncrewed air, ground and marine applications.

ePropelled works with Germany based Hirth Engines on hybrid propulsion solutions that combine lightweight two stroke engines with intelligent electric power systems, delivering extended endurance, improved efficiency and enhanced mission resilience.

This acceleration in platform demand reflects broader expansion across the uncrewed systems sector. Independent forecasts show the global unmanned systems market growing from around 26.6 billion dollars in 2024 toward an estimated 48.3 billion dollars by 2030.

ePropelled operates globally with strong UK engineering roots and is supported by operations in India and the United States, serving customers across Europe, North America and Asia.