TI-1 METIS Context

Market context

METIS is TYTAN Technologies' high-speed autonomous interceptor platform for counter-UAS and air-defence missions.

Target environment: Field sites, tactical environments, inspection routes and aerial operations where unmanned aircraft can collect data or perform missions.
Workflow context: Aerial reconnaissance, inspection, sensing, payload delivery, tactical operation and remote mission support.
Customer context: Defense users, public-safety teams, inspection providers and operators using drones for mission work.
Deployment model: Prototype or development-stage product with public positioning and limited deployment proof.
Commercial maturity: Publicly visible but still early, with maturity tied to demos, pilots and later customer evidence.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on regulation, endurance, payload fit, communications, weather tolerance, training and mission approval.
Market position: METIS sits in the unmanned-aircraft lane, where mission payload, autonomy and operational workflow define value.
Adjacent products: Skydio X10, PDW C100, XTEND Scorpio, AeroVironment Puma

Defence operators

Aerial reconnaissance, inspection, sensing, payload delivery, tactical operation and remote mission support.

Field sites, tactical environments, inspection routes and aerial operations where unmanned aircraft can collect data or perform missions.

Task Scope: Counter-UAS interception and drone defense
Architecture: operational role: Interceptor UAV for engaging hostile drones
Aircraft Class: Autonomous counter-UAS interceptor UAV
Range: TYTAN Interceptor B: 25 km; other variants: 20-60 km; max operating altitude: Interceptor B / long-endurance: 5000 m; high-speed: 3000 m
Dimensions: aircraft weight: 6 kg total weight listed for Interceptor B and long-endurance interceptor; 3.5 kg for high-speed variant
Guidance Model: Ground radar and autonomous navigation
Sensor System: camera thermal: AI-powered thermal camera detection
Effect Model: Fragmentation warhead or kinetic interception depending on variant
Payload Capacity: payload capacity kg range: 1.1 kg payload listed for Interceptor B; 1.2 kg for long-endurance interceptor; none for high-speed variant
Max Speed: speed range: TYTAN Interceptor B: 350 km/h; other high-speed and long-endurance variants listed
System Role: Interceptor UAV
Use Cases: Drone interception
Operating Environment: Defence operators