BAE SYSTEMS yesterday said it has agreed to sell its Pennsylvania-based Surveillance and Attack business to Cobham plc, for $240 million in cash as it de- emphasizes its role as a subsystem provider. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008. Both BAE and Cobham are headquartered in the United Kingdom and both have a significant amount of there business in the United States. Cobham said the deal complements its existing Defence Electronic Systems microwave business…
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