Defense company L-3 Communications on Thursday announced a $220 million cash acquisition of UK-based CTC Aviation Group, in a move to grow its commercial aviation training business.

The newly-acquired unit has been renamed L-3 CTC Ltd. and will immediately benefit operating results, L-3 said. This year, the company expects the new business to add about $50 million to overall sales. Analysts are looking for L-3 to generate $11.6 billion in total revenue this year, according to Thomson Reuters.

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