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ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) at United Kingdom

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.

ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) by BAE Systems · Operated by BAE Systems · Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified · Defense UGV

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Footage

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of BAE Systems

BAE Systems Australia's unveiling of its next-generation ATLAS uncrewed ground vehicle. A product reveal; 'next generation' and the autonomy framing are the maker's claims.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of BAE Systems

BAE Systems Australia footage of its ATLAS uncrewed ground vehicle being put through its paces in trials. Supervised mobility testing; the 'autonomous' framing is the maker's.

PRIMARY SOURCE
Courtesy of BAE Systems

BAE Systems Australia footage of its ATLAS uncrewed ground vehicle in mobility test trials, with maker interviews. BAE's name for it, 'Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System,' is the maker's framing: the footage shows supervised mobility testing, not proven full autonomy.

The ATLAS autonomous uncrewed ground vehicle has undergone trials with the UK Ministry of Defence under the RCV programme.

Key facts

UK trial status
Trials with UK MoD under RCV programme

Safety record

No incidents on record for ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) at United Kingdom.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-07-10
Model
ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System)
Company
BAE Systems
Location
United Kingdom
Operator
BAE Systems
Status
pilot
Operator type
customer deployed
First seen
2023-09-01
ID
640f244f-4027-49ce-b006-9e163da63db6

Timeline

  1. Sep 2023
    First recorded
    ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) first documented operating at United Kingdom.
  2. Sep 2023
    created
  3. Jul 2026
    Current status: pilot, reviewed
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) operates in United Kingdom. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (5)

  1. https://www.baesystems.com/en-us/product/atlas
  2. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-mod-tests-atlas-ugv
  3. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/5t-uncrewed-ground-vehicles-gives-glimpse-of-future-battlefield
  4. https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/industry/14731-atlas-ccv-unveiled-by-bae-systems-australia-at-the-land-forces-2024
  5. https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/09/23/bae-systems-pitches-ground-robot-to-drone-hungry-australian-army/
Methodology: Verified · 5 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: defense_ugv

Sources by quality tier

5
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Common questions

What is the ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) deployment at United Kingdom?
ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System), built by BAE Systems, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. BAE Systems operates the deployment directly.
Who operates ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) at United Kingdom?
BAE Systems, the manufacturer of ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System), operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) deployment at United Kingdom go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) deployment at United Kingdom?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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