Boeing's purchase of ocean surface robot builder Liquid Robotics will significantly accelerate both companies' growth, according to a Boeing executive. Egan Greenstein, senior director of autonomous maritime systems for Boeing Military Aircraft, told Inside Defense this month the deal will help the contractor achieve a more commercial mindset while assisting Liquid Robotics in reaching a far larger group of customers. Last month, Boeing announced the acquisition , which it said would bolster the company's seabed-to-space autonomous capabilities. Liquid Robotics,...