Collins Aerospace to divest GPS business in $1.9 billion deal
BPC Staff Jan 20, 2020 | 9:38 pm
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128 wordsAll Latest News, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Statewide NewsCollins Aerospace has agreed to sell its Military Global Positioning System business to BAE Systems PLC, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The $1.93 billion deal is intended to satisfy antitrust concerns related to the merger of its parent company, United Technologies Corp., with Raytheon Corp. A BAE spokeswoman said the GPS business will remain at its current Cedar Rapids facility, with plans to transition to a new site in Cedar Rapids. The GPS business is expected to have 2020 revenues of about $359 million, and experience a compounded annual growth rate of more than 10% over the next four years. BAE, which is based in the United Kingdom, also announced over the weekend that it plans to acquire Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios business for $275 million in cash.