The collaboration will help create a practical pathway for the assurance, certification and deployment of autonomous and remotely operated maritime technologies.<\/p>\n
Lloyd\u2019s Register (LR) and Sagar Defence Engineering Limited (SDEL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help create practical pathways for the safe certification, assurance and regulatory acceptance of autonomous and remotely operated maritime systems.<\/p>\n
As interest in autonomous technologies and remotely operated systems grows across commercial, government and defence sectors, developers and operators face increasing pressure to demonstrate that new systems can operate safely, reliably and in line with evolving regulatory requirements.<\/p>\n
LR and Sagar Defence will work together to bridge the gap between technological innovation and operational deployment, helping move autonomous maritime systems from concept to approved operation.<\/p>\n
The MoU combines LR’s global expertise in classification, assurance and regulatory compliance with Sagar Defence’s experience developing autonomous and remotely operated platforms. The partnership will focus on supporting the classification, certification and operational acceptance of autonomous systems while helping shape the rules, guidance and assurance frameworks needed for wider industry adoption.<\/p>\n
The two organisations will work together to develop practical approaches to verification, validation and testing, alongside classification readiness assessments and assurance methodologies.<\/p>\n
The collaboration will also support the development of operational concepts, mission profiles and safety cases, while enabling closer engagement with regulators, government agencies and industry stakeholders to support the evolution of certification pathways for autonomous technologies.<\/p>\n
David Lloyd, Vice President, Naval and Government Business, Lloyd\u2019s Register<\/strong>, said: \u201cAutonomous maritime capability is moving rapidly from experimentation to operational deployment. For the world\u2019s leading navies, the decisive question is no longer whether autonomy is technically possible, but whether it can be trusted to perform safely, securely and consistently under demanding mission conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThrough this collaboration, Lloyd\u2019s Register will work with Sagar Defence to establish credible, evidence-based pathways from concept development and system integration through trials, certification readiness, operational acceptance and in-service assurance. By combining independent assurance, naval engineering, cyber-resilience and regulatory expertise, we aim to support the development of autonomous systems that are safe, resilient, interoperable and mission-ready, giving operators, acquisition authorities and regulators the confidence to deploy maritime autonomy at pace and scale.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Mridul Babbar, Director of Sagar Defence Engineering Limited<\/strong>, said: \u201cAutonomous and remotely operated systems are set to play an increasingly important role across maritime and defence applications. Working with Lloyd’s Register will help us strengthen the assurance, certification and regulatory foundations that support these technologies.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cTogether, we aim to accelerate the journey to operational deployment and support wider industry confidence in autonomous systems.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n Dipali Kuchekar, Global Director, Naval Autonomous Systems, Lloyd\u2019s Register<\/strong>, said: \u201cMaritime autonomy cannot be assured by looking at the platform, software or mission in isolation. Confidence must be built at system level, considering how the vessel, autonomous functions, sensors, communications, remote operators and supporting infrastructure work together under normal, degraded and failure conditions.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cOur collaboration with Sagar Defence will bring assurance into the development process from the outset. This will help translate operational needs into clear engineering requirements, define proportionate test and evaluation evidence, and support a traceable pathway towards certification, operational acceptance and assurance throughout the system lifecycle.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n The attached image shows (l-r) Ankit Kumar, Plant Director, SDEL; David Lloyd, Vice President, Naval and Government Business, Lloyd\u2019s Register; Mridul Babbar, Director, SDEL; and Sanyukta Singh, Chief Human Resources Officer, SDEL.<\/p>\n About Lloyd\u2019s Register<\/p>\n Trusted maritime and energy sector advisors, partnering with clients to drive performance across the ocean economy.<\/p>\n Lloyd\u2019s Register (LR) is a global professional services group specialising in marine and offshore engineering, technology and digital solutions. We were created more than 260 years ago as the world\u2019s first marine classification society to improve and set standards for the safety of ships.<\/p>\n Today we are a leading provider of classification and compliance services to the marine and offshore industries, helping our clients design, construct and operate their assets to accepted levels of safety and environmental compliance.<\/p>\n We also provide advisory services and digital solutions, supporting fleet and voyage performance and optimisation.\u00a0\u00a0Through\u00a0OneOcean, LR delivers integrated digital solutions supporting voyage planning, optimisation, compliance,\u00a0training\u00a0and fleet performance across more than 30,000 vessels globally.<\/p>\n In the race to zero emissions, our research, advisory and technical expertise and industry-firsts are supporting a safe, sustainable maritime energy transition.<\/p>\n Lloyd\u2019s Register Group is wholly owned by the Lloyd\u2019s Register Foundation, a politically and financially independent global charity that promotes safety and education.<\/p>\n For more information, go to www.lr.org<\/p>\n About Sagar Defence Engineering<\/p>\n Founded in 2015, Sagar Defence Engineering Limited (\u201cSDE\u201d) is a vertically integrated Indian deep-tech company developing unmanned and autonomous systems to serve sovereign and commercial applications across defence, scientific and industrial sectors. We combine autonomy software, embedded electronics, AI and machine learning, sensor fusion, navigation, communications and mission software mission-ready autonomous platforms for surface and sub-surface operations.<\/p>\n At the core of our maritime autonomy portfolio is GENISYS, our proprietary, platform-agnostic autonomy and command-and-control system. GENISYS is designed to enable autonomous navigation and mission planning.<\/p>\n Our autonomous platforms portfolio spans across maritime surface, sub-surface, aerial and land domains, including unmanned surface vessels, autonomous underwater vehicles and maritime autonomy solutions for defence, border security, critical infrastructure protection and maritime surveillance.<\/p>\n We are also establishing an Autonomous Maritime Shipyard and Systems Development Centre to R&D, series production, ocean testing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (\u201cMRO\u201d).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The collaboration will help create a practical pathway for the assurance, certification and deployment of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":286940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[273,298],"tags":[307],"class_list":["post-286939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritimes-news","category-seagoing-maritimes-news","tag-featured-en"],"yoast_head":"\n