Aircraft
Boeing Partners With Elbit, Embraer
Signing a partnership pact are Embraer president of defense and security Luiz Carlos Aguiar and Boeing president and CEO of defense and securoty Dennis Mullenburg. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Signing a partnership pact are Embraer president of defense and security Luiz Carlos Aguiar and Boeing president and CEO of defense and securoty Dennis Mullenburg. (Photo: David McIntosh)

Boeing announced three significant new defense partnerships here yesterday, although one partner was not identified. The American group signed a memorandum of understanding with Elbit Systems to promote the Hermes 450 and 900 UAVs in the U.S. and some international countries; it extended collaboration with Embraer on the A-29 Super Tucano; and it revealed discussions with the maker of a super midsize business jet that would serve as the platform for a medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA), with mission systems derived from the P-8 Poseidon, E-3 AWACS and Wedgetail AEW aircraft (based on the 737 airframe).