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According to the report, the US Navy is set to gain a long-range, multi-mission autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) with Metron’s Lancet. Built for endurance and flexibility, the new platform features modular integration, real-time adaptive planning, and a “production-ready” architecture, allowing it to adapt quickly to a variety of missions.
The report stated that it pairs Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy software with Cellular Robotics’ Guardian AUV as the host platform. Integer Technologies and General Dynamics are also supporting mission health management and payload integration.
Van Gurley, CEO of Metron, said that their Lancet prototype delivers a scalable, cost-effective system with the reach, reliability, persistence, and payload delivery capability needed to be operationally relevant. He added that by integrating proven hardware around a mature autonomy core and designing the manufacturing plan to support rapid scaling, they are creating an autonomous force multiplier for the undersea domain.
In addition to the report, the upcoming Navy deployment of the Lancet is supported by a Defense Innovation Unit contract under the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform program, which aims to field autonomous AUVs with minimal human oversight rapidly. Metron’s work builds on open-water trials conducted in 2024 and 2025 with Cellula Robotics, where its Autonomous Navigation Command and Control software was integrated into the Guardian AUV.
Source: NextGen Defense
The report stated that it pairs Metron’s Resilient Mission Autonomy software with Cellular Robotics’ Guardian AUV as the host platform. Integer Technologies and General Dynamics are also supporting mission health management and payload integration.
Van Gurley, CEO of Metron, said that their Lancet prototype delivers a scalable, cost-effective system with the reach, reliability, persistence, and payload delivery capability needed to be operationally relevant. He added that by integrating proven hardware around a mature autonomy core and designing the manufacturing plan to support rapid scaling, they are creating an autonomous force multiplier for the undersea domain.
In addition to the report, the upcoming Navy deployment of the Lancet is supported by a Defense Innovation Unit contract under the Combat Autonomous Maritime Platform program, which aims to field autonomous AUVs with minimal human oversight rapidly. Metron’s work builds on open-water trials conducted in 2024 and 2025 with Cellula Robotics, where its Autonomous Navigation Command and Control software was integrated into the Guardian AUV.
Source: NextGen Defense
