L3 to Design Advanced Sensor and Communications Capabilities for Unmanned Undersea Vehicles
November 02 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
L3 Technologies (NYSE:LLL) will design next-generation
communications, mission planning, autonomy, navigation,
cybersecurity and anti-tamper capabilities for the U.S. Navy’s
Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, or XLUUV. L3 will integrate
these capabilities throughout the vehicle and system, which
includes a fixed ashore command center, a mobile command center and
forward operating base support systems.
“As part of the Boeing team, L3 is committed to meeting the U.S.
Navy’s urgent operational need with advanced capabilities,” said
Christopher E. Kubasik, L3’s President and Chief Operating Officer.
“This contract demonstrates our ability to integrate a range of
unmanned undersea sensors and systems from across the company and
accelerate our undersea growth strategy.”
L3’s Sensor Systems and Communication Systems business segments
collaborated to design these innovative capabilities for the XLUUV
program. L3 Adaptive Methods, the newest business of L3’s growing
presence in the unmanned undersea market, is a supporting member of
the L3 team.
“We are developing discriminating unmanned undersea
technologies, including vehicles, communications, power
capabilities and sensors, to stay on the leading edge as the
undersea threat evolves over the next decade,” added Jeff Miller,
L3’s Senior Vice President and President of its Sensor Systems
segment.
Headquartered in New York City, L3 Technologies employs
approximately 38,000 people worldwide and is a leading provider of
a broad range of communication, electronic and sensor systems used
on military, homeland security and commercial platforms. L3 is also
a prime contractor in aerospace systems, security and detection
systems, and pilot training. The company reported 2016 sales of
$10.5 billion.
To learn more about L3, please visit the company’s website at
www.L3T.com. L3 uses its website as a channel of distribution of
material company information. Financial and other material
information regarding L3 is routinely posted on the company’s
website and is readily accessible.
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