General Dynamics acquires Bluefin Robotics

Executives are boosting General Dynamics' expertise in unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) technologies with the acquisition of Bluefin Robotics in Quincy, Mass. Bluefin Robotics will become part of the Maritime and Strategic Systems business line of General Dynamics Mission Systems in Fairfax, Va. The companies have been collaborating on the Knifefish mine-hunting UUV for the U.S. Navy.