In its efforts to advance aerospace innovation, Boeing on Tuesday announced the opening of its Boeing Research and Technology-India centre in Bangalore. This is Boeing?s third advanced research centre outside the US, the others being in Europe and Australia.
The centre would carry out continued collaboration with Indian R&D organisations, including government agencies and private sector R&D providers, universities, and other companies, Boeing officials said.
?Boeing is partnering with the best researchers around the world who find the best technology solutions for our customers and we look forward to working with our partners in India on some promising new technologies?, said John Tracy, Boeing?s chief technology officer and senior vice-president, engineering, operations and technology.
Boeing intends to break new ground in aero structures, aero dynamics and electronic networks with a team of senior researchers, scientists and engineers. The centre will coordinate the work of more than 1,500 technologists, including 100 advanced technology researchers, from across India on projects aimed at defining the future of aerospace, said Boeing officials.
?Working with India?s technology leaders helps Boeing assimilate new ideas and innovative processes into our products and programs. This is also good for India because it helps grow the capabilities of the Indian R&D community to meet the emerging needs in country,? said Dinesh Keskar, president, Boeing India. The new centre in India will build upon an already solid foundation of collaborative research projects in India. Since 2007, Boeing has been working with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and two leading Indian IT companies, Wipro and HCL, as part of the Aerospace Network Research Consortium.