Driif Mission OS: Mesh, Autonomy and Edge Perception

Autonomous fleets are growing fast. The new problem isn’t capability. It’s command and coordination.

Modern missions span heterogeneous platforms, sensors and effectors from multiple OEMs. But their intelligence, tracks and control remain split across separate systems.

As operations scale, fragmentation becomes an operational liability:

Blind spots multiply

No single system holds the complete operational picture.
Operators become the bottleneck

As autonomous fleets grow, manual coordination struggles to keep pace with the scale and speed of operations.
Autonomy stays fragmented

Autonomous systems are advancing, but operate in silos rather than as a coordinated force.

The force is becoming more autonomous. The mission still lacks a unified layer to bring it together.

A 3D night map: a threat drone is tracked by a UAV, the contact passes across the UGV, USV and operator and then to the relay and sensor tower; the first UAV is lost, the mesh reroutes and the second UAV neutralises the threat, which turns green.

Mission Network

One mission network. Distributed coordination.

Mission OS connects operators, sensors and autonomous platforms through a peer-to-peer network that shares mission state across the force. It enables distributed tasking, coordinated execution and edge-level decision-making across heterogeneous systems, without making every action dependent on central command.

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Peer-to-peer coordination
Share mission state directly across network nodes.
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Multi-bearer connectivity
Integrate RF and tactical links, 5G/LTE, SATCOM and in-service radio systems.
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Resilient operations
Sustain coordination through intermittent connectivity and degraded communications.

Peer-to-peer coordination

Share mission state directly across network nodes.

Multi-bearer connectivity

Integrate RF and tactical links, 5G/LTE, SATCOM and in-service radio systems.

Resilient operations

Sustain coordination through intermittent connectivity and degraded communications.

By the numbers

Scale01
500+ UXV and C-UXV effectors held by one operator
Speed02
<1 Second from one case on the ground to first task away
Signature03
0 RF emissions required in silent operating mode
Reach04
4 Domains under one tasking layer and one authority

How Mission OS Operates

Orchestrate the mission. Not just individual systems.

Plan

Define mission objectives, operating constraints, assets and task relationships across the force.

A contour map of a coast. The operator appears first, outside the operating area. The UxVs then come on station beside him: a UGV, three UAVs and a USV, small, and together about twice his size. A dotted mission border is then drawn round the operating area and, last, a no-fly zone is marked in orange.

Task

Dynamically assign and reassign assets based on mission objectives, platform state and available capability.

The same operating area. The operator is already linked to every vehicle and to the two RF detectors, one in the operating area and one inside the no-fly zone. It then assigns each vehicle its own task: each link lights up in yellow in turn and the vehicle receives a task tag, advance and clear for the UGV, area recon, relay and overwatch, and maritime search for the three UAVs, and coast patrol for the USV. The RF detectors answer their links in the same way.

Sense

Interpret the fused picture to identify changes, activity and emerging conditions across the mission.

Four unknown UAS appear outside the boundary and drift along it while the RF detectors and UAVs sweep. Each is then identified in turn: two are friendly and turn green, two are threats and turn red. A running count shows unknown, friendly and threat contacts.

Fuse

Correlate telemetry, sensor inputs and mission context to maintain a shared operational picture.

The same operating area, with the operator's task links, RF detectors included, kept as quiet context. The UxVs and the two RF detectors link up with their neighbours, node by node, and small dots then run back and forth along the links, a general exchange of information between all of them that carries on. The four UAS identified in Sense are in the frame where it left them: two friendly, shown green, and two threats, shown red.

Execute

Push defined tasks and mission logic to the edge, allowing assets to continue operating through link degradation or loss.

The two threats close in on the no-fly zone. A jammer takes the first down: it loses control, tumbles and drops. UAV 1 then goes out and fires on the second as it reaches the zone, and the sequence ends there with both threats neutralised.

Mission Autonomy

Human authority. Autonomous execution.

Mission OS translates mission intent into executable tasks across heterogeneous platforms. Edge agents handle defined tactical actions locally, while mission policies and command authority govern how those actions are executed.

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Scale operations without scaling operator workload
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Respond to failures without waiting for manual intervention
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Execute within defined mission constraints
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Keep human authority in the decision loop

Edge-to-Edge Mesh

Keep the mission moving. Even when connectivity is disrupted.

SCOUT, Driif’s Edge Agent, brings mission logic and execution onto autonomous platforms. Assets continue supported onboard functions when links to central command are disrupted, while the peer-to-peer mesh enables coordination across available nodes.

Decentralised

Peer-to-peer mission state sharing. No single point of dependence.

Degraded & Denied

Mesh failover maintains state synchronisation through jamming, dropouts and air-gapped operation.

Zero-RF Mode

Silent operation with zero RF emissions.

Any Bearer

One mesh across RF and tactical links, 5G/LTE, SATCOM and in-service Army radio.

Frequency-Agile

Adapts links in electronic warfare environments.

Built for Fleets

Lightweight deployment across large numbers of low-cost autonomous systems.

Products

Purpose-built on Mission OS

Mission OS for UXVs

VIPER

Turn heterogeneous UXV systems into a coordinated mission force under one operational picture.

Edge-NativeCross DomainShared AwarenessIFF + Swarm

Mission OS for Counter-UXVs

NEXUS

Transform distributed sensors and effectors into a coordinated air defence system for faster, mission-aware response.

Shared ContextCooperative ActionAutonomous De-ConflictionSoft Kill & Hard Kill Orchestration

Deployments

Mission OS, extended to the field.

Edge agentPre-production

SCOUT

Edge intelligence for autonomous platforms.

The foundation for next-generation autonomous missions. SCOUT provides a secure and scalable edge intelligence layer designed to support future mission applications across airborne, maritime and multi-domain operations.

Edge compute
Future-ready architecture
Collaborative autonomy
Distributed awareness

Mission OS Deployment

One mission layer. Deployed where the mission demands.

Driif Mission OS is designed to operate across command infrastructure, existing manned platforms and portable field configurations.

Whether integrated into a deployed asset or accessed through a man-portable C4 configuration, the same mission layer connects operators, autonomous systems and distributed assets within a unified operational network.

One mission layer · Driif Mission OS

An armoured tactical vehicle moving along a hillside track with a raised sensor mast carrying radar and EO/IR heads, a quadcopter flying alongside.

Deployment configuration01

Platform-Integrated C4

Extend existing platforms into connected command nodes.

Integrate Driif Mission OS into existing manned platforms to extend their role within autonomous operations. Existing assets can function as command nodes, connecting operators with unmanned systems and enabling coordinated mission-level sensing, tasking and execution.

Deployment configuration02

Man-Portable C4

Mission coordination at the point of execution.

Deploy Driif Mission OS through a portable field configuration, giving operators access to the mission network beyond fixed command infrastructure. Monitor connected assets, access operational information and coordinate mission activities from the field.

Glossary

The language of autonomous operations.

UAS, IFF, C-UAS, swarming: the vocabulary around multi-domain autonomy moves fast. Our glossary defines the terms that matter in plain language, with a short quiz to test what stuck.

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The operating system for autonomous missions.

Autonomous fleets are growing fast. The new problem isn’t capability. It’s command and coordination.

Blind spots multiply

Operators become the bottleneck

Autonomy stays fragmented