Unmanned Marine Systems: Procurement
2026-06-28 · Ministry of Defence · 14029 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2025, to question 71970 on Submarines, what progress has he made on development of the XLAUV fleet ahead of the awarding of funding for the trials and evaluation contract to
Answer
Experimental Vessel (XV) EXCALIBUR continues sea trials, with the vessel recently becoming the first extra large autonomous uncrewed vessel (XLAUV) to achieve Full Certification with the Naval Authority. Payload and experimentation trials are underway, in...