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 technology that will broaden our capabilities in the dynamic and growing undersea market,” Christopher Kubasik, L3’s president and chief operating officer, said in a statement. “By combining ins solutions with our L3 OceanServer and Open Water Power businesses, L3 will be uniquely positioned to support the U.S. Navy’s evolving priorities. We continue to execute on a disciplined acquisition strategy that strengthens our businesses, adds cross-segment collaboration opportunities and creates value for our customers.”
The OceanServer and Open Water Power businesses are recent acquisitions by L3 to create a niche for itself in the UUV space.
Adaptive Methods also has capabilities in anti-submarine warfare and provides tactical buoy systems for manned and unmanned platforms.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Adaptive methods has about 80 employees, many of them software engineers, and L3 spokeswoman told Defense Daily.