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Sparton Completes Purchase Of Aydin Displays

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, September 4th, 2013

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Sparton Corp. [SPA] yesterday said that it has completed its acquisition of Aydin Displays, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of flat panel displays and touch-screen solutions in the military, aerospace and marine markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Aydin, a subsidiary of Video Display Corp. [VIDE], has about $18 million in annual sales. Aydin Military Ground Mobile Display. Photo: Aydin Pennsylvania-based Aydin’s products are specified on the Navy’s P-8A maritime surveillance aircraft for the behind-the-cockpit control center, the command…

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