L3 expands underwater and aviation portfolios with new acquisitions
NewsSeptember 19, 2017
NEW YORK. Officials at L3 Technologies announced the acquisition of Adaptive Methods, Inc. and Doss Aviation, Inc. The acquisitions were completed early in the month and the terms were not disclosed.
Adaptive Methods will be renamed L3 Adaptive Methods and will be integrated into L3’s Sensor Systems business segment. The company, based in Centreville, Virginia, is a systems engineering company that delivers Undersea Warfare (USW) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) capabilities for U.S. military customers. It is also developing autonomy and sensor payload solutions for use by Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs).
Additionally, the company provides tactical buoy systems for manned and unmanned platforms, as well as ASW sonar processing systems and displays and command and control/theatre ASW systems.
Doss Aviation will be renamed L3 Doss and will be integrated into L3’s Electronic Systems business segment. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Doss Aviation is the sole provider of initial flight training for U.S. Air Force pilots and was recently authorized to train international military pilots.
Doss owns and operates a full-service, turnkey training facility in Pueblo, Colorado, where it offers curriculum coursework and flight training for both fixed-wing and unmanned aircraft pilots and weapons officers. Doss also provides instructor pilots for rotary-wing aircraft for the U.S. Army, as well as global airfield service support activities at U.S. government bases, including aircraft and bulk refueling services and aircraft component repair and modification.
