BAE System’s Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable robotic Boat (RIB), gets world-first Lloyd’s certificate.
BAE Systems Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has been awarded Lloyd’s Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification. It is the first uncrewed military vessel to achieve this certification, which verifies stringent safety and operational performance standards.
The AP24 RIB was developed by BAE Systems for the Royal Navy under funding from the NavyX autonomy and lethality accelerator program, which aims to deliver new technology at pace. It is a step-change for the Royal Navy in uncrewed operations, adding capability and flexibility to naval military missions.
Paul James, Head of UK&I Naval at Lloyd’s Register said:
“Our Unmanned Marine Systems Certification assesses unmanned vessels against a set of safety and operational performance requirements to provide assurance to certify the safe design, build, and maintenance.
BAE Systems’ Autonomous Pacific 24 has been tested against our assurance framework and we are pleased to provide BAE Systems the first Lloyd’s Register UMS Certification on an uncrewed naval vessel.”
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