NEW YORK, 17 March 2008.L-3 Communications has acquired HSA Systems Pty Limited of Australia, a provider of geospatial, marine, and electronic systems for maritime and defense customers. HSA has annual sales of approximately $10 million.
HSA will be consolidated as a business unit within the L-3 Nautronix division in Australia, strengthening its product and market position in the Pacific Region. Mike Gallagher, managing director of L-3 Nautronix, will lead the business, which extends L-3's global presence with offices in Fremantle, Sydney, and Wollongong, Australia, and Wellington, New Zealand.
L-3's Nautronix operations provide wireless long-range underwater communications, portable undersea test ranges, diver computers, and electronic console map displays. The acquisition of HSA will enhance L-3's current line of networked undersea solutions and power and control systems to provide fully integrated system solutions.
HSA compiles, produces, and maintains nautical charts, and supplies customized software and IT systems for the Australian Hydrographic Services, the Royal Australian Navy and Land Information New Zealand. The data collected and maintained by HSA is used by the maritime industry to identify the details of ocean and coastal areas, including the identification of navigational hazards, tides, and currents, to provide real-time information for vessel tracking.
