(Reuters) -Boeing closed a deal this month to promote a small protection subsidiary that makes surveillance apparatus for the U.S. army, the corporate mentioned on Sunday, because the planemaker seems to shore up its suffering price range.Boeing mentioned in a remark that Virtual Receiver Generation, which makes wi-fi apparatus utilized by intelligence products and services, can be offered to Thales Protection & Safety, an arm of Europe’s greatest defence electronics company, Thales SA.Boeing didn’t reveal the phrases of the deal.The Wall Boulevard Magazine reported previous on Sunday that Boeing had agreed a deal to dump a small protection subsidiary, with out naming the unit.Closing week, Boeing mentioned it will elevate up to $25 billion in inventory and debt as its investment-grade credit standing comes beneath risk from manufacturing delays, protection issues and a month-long strike in its U.S. planemaking heartland.Placing Boeing manufacturing facility staff at the West Coast, maximum in Washington state, will vote on Wednesday on a brand new contract proposal that would finish the strike, which has halted manufacturing of the 737 MAX, 767 and 777 jets.(Reporting by way of Joe Brock in Los Angeles and Shivani Tanna in Bengaluru; Enhancing by way of Lisa Shumaker)