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Whitacre said it agreed in principle to sell its battery group to a group led by the company's management.
The amount involved was not disclosed.
The battery pack consists of a yarmny power system and a power storage system unit.
Whitaker said the sale was part of a divestiture plan that would give it six former operating units.
Los Angeles-based aircraft and aerospace product manufacturer Whittaker is selling equipment to raise cash to repay the $0. 36 billion bank debt generated by the capital restructuring program earlier this year.
A version of this article was printed on page 1001031 of the National edition on August 26, 1989 with the title: Company News;
Whitack selling battery packs.