Event
Australia awards A$6.2M across three AUKUS undersea-autonomy contracts
Australia’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator awarded an aggregate A$6.2 million across BAE Systems Australia, L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia and Mission Systems to develop communications and command technologies for controlling autonomous underwater vehicles under an AUKUS Pillar II innovation challenge.
Evidence notes
- The A$6.2 million figure is the aggregate value across three contracts and is not allocated by supplier.
- The recipients are BAE Systems Australia, L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia and Mission Systems.
- The work targets communications and command technologies for autonomous underwater vehicle control.
Company context
Mission Systems develops onboard autonomy, sensing and perception software for robotic systems operating across air, land and sea. The Sydney company applies research in machine intelligence to navigation, mission planning, sensor processing and multi-vehicle coordination, including work with Bluefin autonomous underwater vehicles. In July 2026 it received an Australian AUKUS contract to develop communications and command technology for UUV control.
Context
- Company
- Mission Systems
- Segment
- Mission Software
- Event type
- Contract Award
- Added to Korthos
- Jul 15, 2026
- Geography
- Sydney · Australia