Customer 360
UK Ministry of Defence
Cross-domain uncrewed systems buyer with an active mine countermeasures autonomy programme and land robotics experimentation.
Reference Data
Type
Navy
United Kingdom
Operating fleet
60–140 vehiclesEstimate
Additions
10–30 vehicles / yrEstimate
Demand signals
3
Current linked signals
Fleet and demand
Operating fleet60–140 vehiclesEstimate
Additions10–30 vehicles / yrEstimate
Retirements3–12 systems / yrEstimate
Budget400–900 GBP m / yrEstimate
HUGIN · Mine hunting and survey4–12 vehiclesEstimate
MQ-9B · Long-endurance ISR8–16 aircraftEstimate
Demand signals
Replacement · USVHigh
Withdrawal of crewed mine countermeasures vessels in favour of autonomous mission systems.
Trial · UGVMedium
Continued land robotics experimentation with tracked logistics vehicles.
Capability gap · UUVMedium
Seabed infrastructure monitoring identified as a growing requirement.