Today, with over 15 years of development and fielded operations, Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy® (RMA) portfolio includes an advanced Autonomy Navigation Command and Control (ANCC) package for defense, 5DBlue for commercial surface and subsea applications, Volans physics simulator for software-in-the-loop testing, and Periscope, a comprehensive front end delivering a unified, intuitive workflow across mission building, monitoring, and playback.
ANCC for Defense delivers a unique range of capabilities to support long-endurance, communication-restricted, complex multi-mission operations where multi-payload management is a priority. ANCC provides goal-oriented mission autonomy with or without a human in the loop; replanning to avert mission abort or failure when environmental or situational changes occur, and in-situ mission plan adaptation to address the current situation to ensure mission objective(s). Considered a trusted and validated full-autonomy solution for defense programs, ANCC has completed thousands of hours of in-water operations, successfully delivered on multi-payload autonomous missions, and has been integrated into 13 different OEM vehicles.
5DBlue for Commercial leverages select ANCC features with a focus on providing commercial energy and maritime customers with expanded capabilities for offshore survey applications. 5DBlue delivers goal-oriented mission autonomy optimized for cable and pipeline surveys, autonomous detection and tracking capabilities, real-time adaptation of survey paths, and flagging and revisiting detected anomalies with high-resolution sensor packages. 5DBlue accelerates commercial surveying operations and enhances survey efficiency, resulting in more cost-effective operations.
Periscope is a comprehensive mission management front end that provides a unified, intuitive workflow across all stages of mission operations. Customers can maximize efficiency, safety, and mission success—all within a single application. End-users can complete pre-mission planning using map-based tools and customizable templates, execute missions flawlessly by monitoring live vehicle interactions, and enact real-time adjustments to ensure mission adaptability and complete post-mission analysis by replaying and analyzing mission data for comprehensive validation.
Volans simulation tool minimizes risk, reduces development and deployment costs, and identifies issues early in the UxV design process. With Volans’ comprehensive modeling, users can simulate navigation, hydrodynamics, sensors, and real-world objects with precision using a fully geodetic system. Capabilities include complex dynamic models, scripted motion, and incorporating uncertainty estimates for realistic navigation performance. Volans can model long-range, single or multi-vehicle missions, customizable environments from the sea floor to the surface, and incorporate historical or user-generated geospatial data for bathymetry, currents, salinity, and water temperature. Volans seamlessly interfaces with Metron’s RMA portfolio and third-party autonomy stacks.
Metron is the autonomy of choice because autonomous decision making at the edge requires proven and trusted reliability and resilience.
This spotlight appeared in ON&T Magazine’s 2025 July Special Edition, Uncrewed Vehicles Buyers’ Guide, to read more access the magazine here.
