# ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) at United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `640f244f-4027-49ce-b006-9e163da63db6`

## Key facts

- **UK trial status:** Trials with UK MoD under RCV programme

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 5 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** bae-atlas-uk-mod-trial
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System)](/models/bae-atlas-ugv.md) (id: `8bc3040c-b572-4392-8d3f-ed2077c69a0f`)
- **Company:** [BAE Systems](/companies/bae-systems.md) (id: `448455d3-ce0c-4f65-8aac-848ffdf128a8`)
- **Location:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom.md) (id: `84e0a0ff-62f3-4522-b9c6-30c1ed454ad2`)
- **First seen:** 2023-09-01T12:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## 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/

## 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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