Innovative new boat technologies

At BAE Systems we continuously invest in and develop the latest boat technologies, integrating the newest innovations such as autonomy, composite materials, stealth, ballistic protection and electronics into our designs.
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With decades of experience developing and integrating autonomous capabilities, we help customers anticipate and meet their challenges.

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These technologies enhance the capabilities of our boats portfolio, satisfying the most advanced military and professional user requirements to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.

Our purpose-built manufacturing facility, skills and expertise allows for the construction of complex composite assemblies, as well as the integration of a wide variety of systems. It enables us to provide a complete boat design, manufacture, integration, and support capability to the customer.

Our track record of innovation, investment and expertise, has resulted in our range of boats being in service around the world because it fulfills the needs of the most demanding military, commercial and rescue roles.

With significant, continuous and on-going investment in the development of innovative boat technologies, we continue to push the boundaries of operational capabilities.

We understand our customers’ future requirements, so some of our most experienced specialists, together with bright young apprentices and graduates, are collaborating to develop the very latest technologies, enhancing maritime capability and providing operational advantage where it counts.

Like our autonomous Pacific 24 rigid inflatable boat, procured under the Royal Navy’s autonomy and lethality accelerator programme, Navy X, which aims to deliver new technology into the hands of sailors and marines at pace.

Our new StormBlade® hull form is a great example of how we innovate in response to an evolving customer need for greater choice and flexibility. The StormBlade hull form can be configured to meet specific customer user requirements providing a new generation of configurable, multi-purpose boats.

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