LYNNWOOD — U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, met with Norwegian tech company Kongsberg Discovery on July 31 to discuss plans of producing autonomous underwater vehicles at Kongsberg’s U.S. headquarters in Lynnwood.

Kongsberg’s line of autonomous underwater vehicles, called HUGIN, are only manufactured in Norway right now, but the company’s biggest customer is the U.S. government, with equipment going to the U.S. Department of Defense and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The company’s decision to start production in the U.S. comes from an increase in demand from the defense sector, a recent press release stated, with the U.S. Navy wanting to utilize the unmanned underwater vehicles.

“We aim to strengthen our U.S.-based supply chain and enhance our responsiveness to the ev

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