Boeing (NYSE: BA) closed a deal this month to sell a small defense subsidiary that makes surveillance equipment for the U.S. military, the company said on Sunday, as the planemaker looks to shore up its struggling finances.
In a statement, Boeing said that Digital Receiver Technology, which makes wireless equipment used by intelligence services, will be sold to Thales Defense & Security, an arm of Europe’s largest defense electronics firm, Thales SA.
Boeing did not disclose the terms of the deal.
Earlier on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Boeing (NYSE: BA) had agreed a deal to offload a small defense subsidiary, without naming the unit.
Last week, Boeing said it could raise as much as $25 billion in stock and debt as its investment-grade credit rating comes under threat from production delays, safety problems, and a month-long strike in its U.S. planemaking heartland.
Striking Boeing factory workers on the West Coast, most in Washington state, will vote on Wednesday on a new contract proposal that could end the strike, which has halted production of the 737 MAX, 767, and 777 jets.
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