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Monday, November 18, 2013

Boeing Picks Bombardier for Smaller Maritime Spy Plane Pursuits

Challenger 605Boeing Co., the world’s largest planemaker, said it will team up with Bombardier Inc. to offer a low-cost maritime surveillance plane based on the Canadian manufacturer’s Challenger 605 business jet.

The modified Challenger 605 would be marketed for anti-piracy, coast patrol and search-and-rescue missions, Tim Peters, Boeing vice president for mobility and surveillance, said at the Dubai Air Show today.

Boeing has developed the P-8 maritime patrol aircraft based on its best-selling 737 single-aisle passenger jet for the U.S. Navy and also sold the model, which is its Dubai air show debut here this week, to India.

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