令和8年度 埋没機雷処分用UUVの実現性検討役務（その2）: Japan procurement notice

Development and reported outcome

On May 25, 2026, ATLA issued Public Notice No. 61 for the second feasibility-study effort concerning a UUV for disposal of buried mines. Eligibility requirements reference technical knowledge of OZZ-5 and next-generation mine-detection research prototypes, placing the work directly in the defence UUV/MCM technology chain. Applications closed June 11 and prospective service completion is March 31, 2028; the event is a solicitation rather than an award, production order, or completed UUV test.[S1] [S2]

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: 令和8年度 埋没機雷処分用UUVの実現性検討役務（その2）. Platform or product: Buried-mine-disposal UUV. Platform classification: Autonomous Operated Vehicle. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: ATLA Headquarters Accounting Office (reported headquarters/country: Japan). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: ATLA / MCM R&D (reported headquarters/country: Japan).[S1] [S2]

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: MCM / mine disposal.

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original-currency label: JPY. Recorded quantity, delivery, demonstration or volume signal: 1 study/service requirement. Delivery schedule, procurement window or milestone status: Applications closed 11-Jun-26; prospective completion 31-Mar-28. Recorded contractual end: Prospective completion 31-Mar-28. Recorded contractual duration: Planned study/service period through 31-Mar-28.[S1] [S2]

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: ATLA Public Notice No. 61 directly supports the buried-mine-disposal UUV feasibility-study requirement and the March 31, 2028 prospective completion date.

Interpretation boundary: The tender, notice or request stage does not by itself prove a signed contract, selected supplier, or physical delivery.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — procurement requirement / tender: The Japan UUV record for 令和8年度 埋没機雷処分用UUVの実現性検討役務（その2） is best treated as a procurement pipeline signal. A published requirement can indicate addressable demand, but it is not an award, supplier revenue, shipment, or fleet increase.

Traceability for buyers: The dataset associates ATLA Headquarters Accounting Office with ATLA / MCM R&D for Buried-mine-disposal UUV. This supports stakeholder mapping; supply-chain tier, exclusivity and signed-customer relationships need the underlying source before firm classification.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking MCM / mine disposal, the relevant next proof points are mine-disposal mission suitability, safety controls and acceptance milestones. Track the award notice, signed value and accepted delivery quantities before upgrading this demand signal.[S1] [S2]

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Quantity/scope signal: 1 study/service requirement. Counting rule: Scope or component count; not a count of procured or delivered unmanned platforms. Delivery/timing evidence: Applications closed 11-Jun-26; prospective completion 31-Mar-28. Scheduling language is not independently proof of completion or acceptance.

Quantified requirements are potential procurement scope, not realised hardware orders or sales.[S1] [S2]