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than 8,000 direct employees in Europe and Q What are your focus areas in the next five years
Boeing employs over 2,000 people in engi- and why?
neering positions across Europe. Over €15
billion in aircraft components is sourced by
Boeing from hundreds of European partners We’re entering an era in which rapidly evolving technology will
in the last five years. Boeing Research & determine how wars are fought and won. Boeing’s focus is to
Technology-Europe scientists work with over assist militaries prepare for the present and future threat environ-
200 industry partners on advanced research ment by addressing capability gaps and expanding our innovative
initiatives. The company has committed over capabilities. We see demand for heavy lift and attack helicopter
US$2B in community investments over the capabilities. Maritime Domain Awareness will require capabilities
last 10 years. that offer the speed, reach, endurance and lethality to neutralize
growing martime surface and sub-surface threats. Additionally,
Our defense, security and services solutions the need for a Airborne Battle Management capability is critical
play an integral role in the military, peacekeep- to address increasing air incursions. This highlights the necessity
ing and humanitarian assistance operations for AEW&C capability. Militaries selecting these capabilities will
of NATO and many European nations and we need to consider the importance of interoperability and inter-
look forward to supporting them. In addition, changeability to leverage the total force posture of the NATO
strong demand for our products and services alliance and therefore drive to more common fleets.
in Europe is leading to discussions with militar-
ies and industry partners in the region about Boeing’s defense portfolio, including the P-8, E-7, KC-46, AH-64
how to tap into Boeing’s capabilities, manu- Apache, CH-47 Chinook and other platforms, is well positioned to
facturing, innovation, R&D, partnerships and address these future needs, and our newly established franchise
services expertise. Boeing continues to invest programs - T-7, MQ-25, MQ-28 - have a long runway ahead. We
in Europe, opening sites in Germany, Poland are expanding our capabilities in key areas such as analytics,
and the UK and adding new European high- autonomy, artificial intelligence, additive and advanced man-
tech manufacturers to our supply chain. New ufacturing, automation, platform connectivity and data-driven
employment opportunities at Boeing’s state- services. We also have a significant opportunity to drive opera-
of-the-art facilities across Europe empower tional advantage, efficacy and resiliency for our armed forces by
leading scientists, engineers, technicians and ensuring our forces are as sustainable as possible. That means
experts to reach their full potential. replacing old aircraft with more efficient options, scaling the
development and production of sustainable aviation fuels and
leveraging data and digital tools where possible to streamline
costs and accelerate learning.

Q Can you elaborate on your defense
business and partnerships in Europe? Q Could you give us an update on the P-8 for Germany
and your P-8 offer 8 for Canada’s Multi-Mission Aircraft,
Boeing’s defence and space platforms are in and on the E-7. Besides the USAF, we have learnt that
service with 25 European partners and include Australia, South Korea, Turkey, and the U.K. are consid-
almost all products in our portfolio - CH-47 ering to buy the E-7.
Chinook, AH-64 Apache, F/A-18, ScanEagle,
Wave Glider, KC-135, KC-767 Tanker, AWACS, We’re pleased with Germany’s procurement decision of five P-8A
P-8, WGS, 702HP Satellite, JDAM, SDB and Poseidon aircraft. It underscores its confidence in the P-8A’s supe-
Harpoon. We’re proud of our partnership rior long-range, multi-domain and multi-mission capability. Along
with SAAB on T-7 and also with Leonardo on with our industry partners ESG and Lufthansa Technik, Boeing
MH-139. 12 Strategic Airlift Capability pro- is committed to delivering strong economic growth in Germany,
gramme nations have been operating the C-17 including the creation of highly skilled aerospace jobs. We look
Globemaster III at Papa Air Base, Hungary for forward to working with the U.S. and German governments in
almost 15 years. Boeing has closely partnered finalizing this new contract and delivering the first aircraft to
with NATO and the European defense com- Germany in 2024.
munity for decades and platforms, solutions
and services have played an important role We’re also confident that Canada’s Canadian Multi-Mission
in NATO and European military, peacekeep- Aircraft (CMMA) project requirements will be best met by the
ing and humanitarian assistance operations. P-8. The P-8A is the only proven, in-service and in production
We support a strong trans-Atlantic defense solution that meets all CMMA requirements plus a P-8 procure-
technological and industrial base that ment would provide local industrial benefits in the order of CAD
remains open to robust defense industrial $4B and 14,000 direct, indirect, and induced jobs in Canada.
collaboration. Even today every P-8 contains more than CAD $11M of made
in Canada components, so the P-8 program has delivered more
than CAD $1.5B of economic benefit to Canada through the
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