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MBDA To Acquire Airbus Simulation Company GDI

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

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MBDA To Acquire Airbus Simulation Company GDI

GDI's products include combat firing simulators. Photo: Airbus

European missile company MBDA on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Airbus Group’s ground vehicle and missile simulation business. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. GDI Simulation is based in France and develops, integrates and maintains simulation systems for ground vehicles and MDA battlefield missiles for French and foreign armed services. The business has more than 70 employees and had about $16.6 million in sales in 2018. “With the acquisition of GDI, MBDA will reinforce its position in…

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