# Huntington Ingalls Industries closes acquisition of Hydroid Inc.

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has closed the acquisition of Hydroid Inc., a provider of advanced marine robotics. HII and Kongsberg Maritime also established a strategic alliance to jointly market naval and maritime products. The acquisition expands HII's capabilities in autonomous underwater vehicles.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-03-26
- Where: Pocasset, Massachusetts, United States
- Status: completed
- Products: unmanned underwater vehicles, marine robotics
- Sectors: [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Kongsberg Maritime](https://endata.com/companies/1991.md) (partner)
- [Huntington Ingalls Industries](https://endata.com/companies/4127.md) (acquirer)
- [Hydroid Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/46154.md) (target)

## Sources

- [globenewswire.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2020/03/26/2007286/0/en/huntington-ingalls-industries-closes-the-acquisition-of-hydroid-inc.html), 2020-03-26: "The combination of HII and Hydroid brings together the full range of UUVs."

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