# ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System): robot model

Canonical ID: `8bc3040c-b572-4392-8d3f-ed2077c69a0f`

- **Slug:** bae-atlas-ugv
- **Form factor:** defense_ugv
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **config:** 8x8 wheeled
- **origin:** BAE Systems Australia
- **weight:** ~11t
- **armament:** 25mm Bushmaster (modular)

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Manufacturer-attributed media (3)

_Manufacturer-supplied at the model level; not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker._

- **video**: [BAE Systems ATLAS UGV unveiling](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMen-9248-k). _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. Defense, export-controlled.
- **video**: [BAE Systems ATLAS UGV trials](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSPdJS4hJ6Q). _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. Defense, export-controlled.
- **video**: [BAE Systems ATLAS UGV test success](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGqWs1t3UOs). _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. Defense, export-controlled.


## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is 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.

### Who makes ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System)?

ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) is made by BAE Systems, based in Farnborough, United Kingdom, founded in 1999.

### Where is ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) deployed?

No verified deployments of ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

### What is ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System)'s maturity stage?

ATLAS (Autonomous Tactical Light Armour System) is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.


## Sources (1)

1. https://www.army-technology.com/news/bae-systems-atlas-ugv-trials/

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