Company
BAE Systems
BAE Systems, British defense contractor developing autonomous air, land, and naval systems including UAVs, unmanned submarines, and autonomous combat vehicles.
- Founded
- 1999
- HQ
- London, UK
- Status
- LSE: BA.
- Models
- 3
Verified profile
2
Sources on record
1
Tracked changes
Updated 28 days ago
Last verified change
Overview
BAE Systems, British defense contractor developing autonomous air, land, and naval systems including UAVs, unmanned submarines, and autonomous combat vehicles.
Reality check
Scope note
Registry entity scoped to BAE's autonomy/uncrewed-systems lines, not the whole conglomerate (maritime entity-scoping discipline)
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
DEPLOY Intelligence
Market intelligence for physical AI
Analyst-grade signals, competitive tracking, and investment context across the global physical AI landscape. Launching 2026.
Models (3)
View all models →Current platform
ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System)
BAE Systems Australia ~11-ton 8x8 wheeled armed unmanned ground vehicle with a 25mm Bushmaster cannon and modular payloads (mortar, ATGM, loitering munitions, SHORAD); unveiled at Land Forces 2024, VANTAGE auto-turret live-fired June 2025. No production contract yet.
Current platform
BAE Systems ARCIMS USV
Approximately 11m autonomous/remote/crewed uncrewed surface vessel for mine countermeasures (ATLAS Remote Combined Influence Minesweeping System), built by ATLAS Elektronik UK (a BAE Systems company).
Current platform
BAE Systems Herne (XLUUV)
Extra-large autonomous/uncrewed underwater vehicle for seabed warfare, long-range ISR and anti-submarine warfare, built around BAE's platform-agnostic Nautomate autonomy control system. In development (demonstration program targeting 2027).
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Charles Woodburn Group Chief Executive Officersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for BAE Systems.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Operator customers (2)
- Royal Navy1 deployment
- UK Ministry of Defence1 deployment
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- mature
- Counterparty risk class
- low
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Sources (2)
Common questions
- What is BAE Systems?
- BAE Systems, British defense contractor developing autonomous air, land, and naval systems including UAVs, unmanned submarines, and autonomous combat vehicles.
- Where is BAE Systems based?
- BAE Systems is based in London, UK.
- When was BAE Systems founded?
- BAE Systems was founded in 1999.
- What does BAE Systems make?
- BAE Systems has 3 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System), BAE Systems ARCIMS USV, BAE Systems Herne (XLUUV) (BAE Systems builds physical robots).
- Where does BAE Systems operate robots?
- BAE Systems is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.
- Is BAE Systems safe?
- BAE Systems has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-03
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-03
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for BAE Systems.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/bae-systems.md
- RSS feed: /companies/bae-systems/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/448455d3-ce0c-4f65-8aac-848ffdf128a8
- Revision history: /companies/bae-systems/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- Saildrone4 models
- Saronic Technologies4 models
- Teledyne FLIR4 models
- Milrem Robotics3 models
- Elbit Systems2 models
DEPLOY Intelligence Score
27.4/ 100
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Safety Record
Deployment Scale
Funding Health
IP Activity
Hiring Signal
Market Presence
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
Last computed: Jul 3, 2026
Intelligence layer