Cellula Robotics and Integer Technologies have signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate their respective software platforms, aiming to enhance adaptive mission assurance for Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (AUV) operating in challenging communication environments.
The cooperative framework will explore layering Integer’s DIGIT COMMAND operator software onto Cellula’s Nexus mission control software using a back-seat driver architecture. This integrated approach is designed to support multi-vehicle monitoring, task prioritization, and operator decision-making across complex undersea missions where communications may be limited, delayed, or intermittent.
DIGIT COMMAND functions as a multiagent mission manager that feeds existing command and control systems with a decision-support layer across shoreside operations. The platform fuses high-fidelity digital twins with real-time environmental forecasting, allowing operators to assess, coordinate, and adapt mission plans at the tactical edge. Nexus serves as the core mission control foundation for Cellula’s long-range autonomous underwater vehicle operations.
Alex Johnson, Director of Products at Cellula Robotics, commented, “Long-range undersea operations are not just about vehicle endurance. They are about giving operators the software, system awareness and mission confidence to manage complex missions over time. Nexus is the mission control foundation for Cellula’s AUV operations. By exploring how DIGIT COMMAND can layer onto Nexus through a back-seat driver approach, we can add another level of adaptive mission assurance, helping operators monitor multiple vehicles, assess mission conditions and determine the best asset for a given task.”
The collaboration focuses on interface opportunities between the software systems and Cellula’s long-range vehicle platforms. The intended architecture allows DIGIT COMMAND to act as an adaptive decision-support layer while Nexus continues to provide the core mission control environment.
Aaron Wagner, Chief Strategy Officer at Integer, added, “Underwater vehicle missions demand absolute operator confidence, especially when communications are limited or intermittent. Cellula’s vehicle operations align perfectly with DIGIT COMMAND’s strengths in mission assurance, system awareness and decision support. Together, we’re shaping a next-generation ecosystem for undersea operations.”
“We recognize that, for UUV missions, success relies on how fast you can get critical data to operators. Warfighters need actionable intel during the mission, and the complete data the minute it is available. That is the standard we should be setting for the next generation of undersea platforms. Together with Cellula, we’re focused on developing and promoting architectures that put data directly into the hands of the U.S. Navy and other customers without delay.”
Future efforts between the two companies will target accelerating the flow of crucial mission data between unmanned operating centers and deployed vehicles to give operators faster access to actionable information.
