Metrea

Metrea provides effects-as-a-service solutions to national security partners across multiple domains and over a dozen mission areas. The company designs, engineers, tests, operates, and delivers turnkey capabilities that customers can scale on demand. This includes airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special mission aviation, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation.

In the air domain, Metrea operates a fleet crewed by former military pilots, sensor operators, and maintenance staff. The airborne ISR team has logged over 7,500 missions and 170,000 flight hours. Special mission aviation operates in forward locations with security-cleared crews, covering 175 sectors and flying more than 150,000 miles in the past year. Metrea also offers aerial firefighting with the FIRESWIFT aircraft, featuring short takeoff and landing and advanced surveillance and communications, including Starlink.

The company holds the 5th largest commercial air-to-air refueling fleet worldwide, including KC-135 aircraft. This capability supports military aviation training and operations with a high aircraft availability rate and experienced former USAF crews. Metrea also delivers advanced tactical rotary wing training, supporting the US Department of Defense, NATO, partner nations, and law enforcement with special operations aviation expertise.

Metrea Aerospace Design is the company's engineering and certification division. It holds an FAA Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) and has been a certification resource for over 16 years. It provides full design, engineering, manufacturing, installation, and certification services for Part 23, 25, 27, and 29 aircraft. The division holds over 43 Supplemental Type Certifications (STCs) covering more than 200 aircraft types and 750 aircraft models. It also offers Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) and Technical Standard Order (TSO) products, with capabilities in additive manufacturing for rapid prototyping and tooling.

Metrea Executive Aviation offers aircraft management, FAA authorized maintenance, bespoke charter services, and operational support. The company also develops electromagnetic and cyber solutions, providing signals intelligence and electronic warfare training, as well as secure communications products and cyber operations support.

Metrea’s customers include national security agencies and international defense partners. Its operations are global, with deployments to austere environments and geopolitical hotspots. The company integrates design, engineering, field operations, and customer partnerships to deliver agile, scalable solutions with full lifecycle support.

Metrea’s continuous innovation cycles are driven by insights from field operations. The company focuses on providing effective, efficient, and adaptable capabilities while maintaining close collaboration with customers and regulatory bodies such as the FAA.

Services

• Airborne ISR
• Special Mission Aviation
• Aerial Firefighting
• Air-to-Air Refueling
• Advanced Tactical Rotary Wing Training
• Aircraft STC Engineering
• ODA Certification
• Executive Aviation Management
• Signals Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Training
• Secure Communications Products