LAAD 2013: Boeing increases presence in Brazil
Reflecting moves by other Western companies in recent years, Boeing plans to increase its footprint in Brazil with a new teaming agreement and the establishment of a research and technology (R&T) centre near Sao Paulo.
At a press conference at the LAAD 2013 exhibition in Rio de Janeiro, Boeing representatives announced that subsidiary Insitu had signed a partnership with Santos Lab, a Brazilian developer of hand launched UAS.
Jeffrey Kohler, vice president for international business development at Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said the partnering agreement, which builds on an earlier MoU, was seen as the first step in a
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