NX (material)

NX was a option, an Alpha Quadrant Alliance designation for the visual appearance of a spacecraft's outer hull, i.e. a vessel's "skin". This version of NX was available for select Federation Starfleet starships from 2409 onwards. This material was based on the escort.

In particular, this material was available for starships classes that saw their heyday in the 2250s decade, and their 25th century counterparts.

A variation of this hull material was. 

In 2410, following the return of J'Ula, this material was made available to tier 3 and tier 6 heavy cruiser classes - cruisers with quad nacelle configuration like the and. 

Background

 * With the PC Patch Notes for 01/28/20, the NX skin became available for the Federation Heavy Cruiser classes.