Cellula Robotics and Integer Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate their respective software platforms and enhance mission reliability for long-range Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) operating in communications-constrained undersea environments.
The cooperative framework focuses on layering Integer’s DIGIT COMMAND operator software with Cellula’s Nexus mission control software. This integration will utilize a back-seat driver architecture to support adaptive tasking, system awareness, and operator confidence when communications are limited, delayed, or intermittent.
Integer’s DIGIT Mission Assurance Platform fuses high-fidelity digital twins with real-time environmental forecasting, empowering uniformed operators to assess, coordinate, and adapt mission plans at the tactical edge. As a multiagent mission manager designed for shoreside operators, DIGIT COMMAND feeds existing Command and Control (C2) networks with a decision-support layer across all maritime operations.
Under the proposed architecture, DIGIT COMMAND would function as the adaptive decision-support and mission assurance layer, while Nexus remains the core mission control environment for Cellula’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) platforms. This dual-system approach is designed to improve multi-vehicle monitoring, task prioritization, and operator decision-making across complex undersea missions.
Aaron Wagner, Chief Strategy Officer at Integer, commented, “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.”
Alex Johnson, Director of Products at Cellula Robotics, highlighted the operational requirements for these platforms. “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.”
Moving forward, the collaboration will focus on accelerating the flow of crucial mission data between unmanned operating centers and deployed unmanned vehicles. The companies stated that future collaboration will focus on delivering actionable intelligence and mission data to operators as quickly as possible.
Wagner added, “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.”
