UK ELECTRONICS company Thorn EMI has bowed out of the defence sector, with its sensors division being acquired by competitor Racal in a deal worth £17.5 million.
Thorn had previously sold parts of the defence business to GEC and Thomson-CSF. The business includes the design and maintenance of airborne and land-based radar, along with electronic-warfare systems.
Source: Flight International
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