Alion Secures Spot on Potential $794M Navy UUV Development Contract

Van Gurley’s successful career in government contracting might appear largely happenstance. “I typically said yes and would walk through that door even when I wasn’t sure what was on the other side of it,” Gurley told us about opportunities he encountered that proved invaluable later in his career. He began his working life as a

Autonomy software provider Metron has partnered with Cellula Robotics, a developer of subsea robotic systems, to build long-duration uncrewed underwater vehicle capabilities for use in the defense, subsea telecommunications, offshore energy and marine scientific exploration markets. Under the partnership, Cellula Robotics will equip its Solus and Imotus families of autonomous underwater vehicles with Metron’s Resilient

Metron will provide undersea mission autonomy software development and applied research investigation support services for the U.S. Navy under a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract. The company said Thursday the contract with the Office of Naval Research covers mission simulation, algorithm research and development, objective planning, system-level performance assessments, model development and at-sea demonstrations to provide improved autonomy