Safran Sells Detection Unit To Smiths Group Of London

PARIS — Safran will sell U.S. subsidiary Morpho Detection LLC to London-based Smiths Group for $710 million, the French aerospace and defense supplier said April 21. Morpho Detection is part of the Morpho business unit within Safran’s security segment. It posted revenue of $320 million in 2015. In...

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