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L3 Acquires Sensor Firm In Undersea Market

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 12th, 2017

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L3 Acquires Sensor Firm In Undersea Market

L3 Technologies President and CEO Christopher Kubasik. Photo: L3

L3 Technologies [LLL] on Tuesday said has acquired Adaptive Methods, Inc., a designer and developer of sensor and computing solutions technology for Navy combat systems, in particular, unmanned undersea vehicles (UUV), and area the company is strategically targeting.L3 said the deal for Northern Virginia-based Adaptive Methods closed on Sept. 8. The business has been renamed L3 Adaptive Methods and is being integrated into the L3 Sensor Systems business segment.“The addition of Adaptive Methods provides L3 with an innovative UUV autonomy…

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