NRX-009 (NR-001) Balient

Model number(s): NRX-009 (prototype); NR-001 (mass production)
Code name: Balient
Unit type: general purpose mass production mobile suit
Manufacturer: New United Nations Earth
Operator(s): New United Nations Earth; Vulture
First deployment: A.W. 0015
Accommodation: pilot only, in standard cockpit in torso
Dimensions: head height 17.0 meters
Weight: empty 6.2 metric metric tons; max gross weight unknown
Powerplant: ultracompact fusion reactor, power output rating unknown
Propulsion: unknown
Equipment and design features: sensors, range unknown
Fixed armaments: 4 x missile, stored in main body; 2 x beam saber, stored in recharge racks, hand-carried in use
Optional hand armaments: beam rifle

One of the first mass-produced, general purpose mobile suits built by the New United Nations Earth military, the NRX-009 Balient is designed as a multi-role unit capable of both ground and aerial combat. Intended as a replacement for the aging Daughtress series, the Balient's design soon proves its worth, and its model number is changed to NR-001 as production of the Balient goes into full swing. The Balient is outfitted with a good balance of weaponry for its multi-role duties, particularly in aerial combat, as both of its arms are free to act and use weapons while in flight. Although the Balient is introduced as the New UNE's air superiority mobile suit during the unification of Earth, it's also used in space during the 8th Space War.

Appearances: After War Gundam X; After War Gundam X: Under the Moonlight
Original mechanical designer: Junya Ishigaki

Beam rifle