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DARPA Holds Leidos-Built Sea Hunter Christening Ceremony; Roger Krone Comments


Roger Krone
Roger Krone

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 13, 2016 ” The Leidos-built (NYSE: LDOS) Sea Hunter autonomous ship demonstrator has been christened at a dockside ceremony Thursday in Portland, Oregon, ExecutiveBiz reported Friday.

The company said Thursday the ship will be used for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency™s Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel program.

“This event showcases exciting advances in autonomous technology and highlights our open architecture approach and extensive testing that has made ACTUV a reality, ” said Roger Krone, chairman and CEO of Leidos and an inductee into Executive Mosaic‘s Wash100 for 2016.

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