FALLS CHURCH (dpa-AFX) - General Dynamics Corp. (GD) said Friday that it has bought Applied Physical Sciences Corp. of Groton, Conn., in a cash deal for an undisclosed price.
Applied Physical Sciences is a provider of applied research and development services, and will complement the engineering programs of General Dynamics Electric Boat, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics.
Applied Physical Sciences offers research, development, engineering and prototyping services to government and commercial customers in the areas of acoustics, signal processing, marine hydrodynamics and electromagnetics. It is an industry leader in the fields of directional underwater transducers, maritime and ISR sensing and communication systems, and special purpose underwater devices for government laboratories, universities and industry. The company has 95 employees.
Applied Physical Sciences' headquarters and manufacturing facility are located in Groton. It also has offices in Lexington, Mass.; Arlington and Suffolk, Va.; and San Diego.
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