# CUTLASS UGV at United Kingdom: deployment

Canonical ID: `6e254bc1-2f4b-4ea1-8f94-489634479dd3`

UK MoD contracted 80 CUTLASS vehicles in 2006. Rolled out to British Army bomb disposal teams in 2012. Support contract renewed 2017.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** northrop-cutlass-united-kingdom
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [CUTLASS UGV](/models/northrop-cutlass.md) (id: `7efd5987-febb-4fe0-a0f8-0c06e96e515f`)
- **Company:** [Northrop Grumman](/companies/northrop-grumman.md) (id: `84ed1bd7-576c-479f-bcb2-d9cc0a1feb2f`)
- **Location:** [United Kingdom](/locations/united-kingdom.md) (id: `84e0a0ff-62f3-4522-b9c6-30c1ed454ad2`)
- **First seen:** 2012-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.army-technology.com/news/newsnorthrop-rolls-out-new-cutlass-eod-robot-british-army/

## Common questions

### What is the CUTLASS UGV deployment at United Kingdom?

CUTLASS UGV, built by Northrop Grumman, is recorded as a deployment at United Kingdom on the DEPLOY registry. Northrop Grumman operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates CUTLASS UGV at United Kingdom?

Northrop Grumman, the manufacturer of CUTLASS UGV, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the CUTLASS UGV deployment at United Kingdom go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2012 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the CUTLASS UGV 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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