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L-3 Completes Purchase of Insight Technology

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Monday, April 19th, 2010

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L-3 Communications [LLL] last week said it has completed its acquisition of Insight Technology, adding to its capabilities in night vision and electro-optical systems. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. L-3 said it expects the deal to add about $200 million to its sales this year and to be immediately accretive to its earnings. Insight develops and manufactures laser aiming and illumination devices, laser rangefinders, laser markers and designators, night vision goggles and monoculars, and thermal imaging systems (Defense…

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