Embraer and the Royal Netherlands Aerospace Center (Royal NLR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) towards a potential strategic collaboration related to aerospace research. Targeted areas of research include technology development and innovation in defense and space systems, general aviation, MRO, air mobility, and sustainability.
The MoU also includes the opportunity to expand and increase the long-term relationship between Embraer and Royal NLR during the design and development of Embraer’s products, such as the E-Jets family and the recent E2 models, the legacy family of business jets, and the KC-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft, and other programs. Within this context, the two companies are already discussing potential opportunities related to automated maintenance procedures.
“Embraer and NLR have been cooperating for a long time and each party brings the specific expertise needed to carry out complex research and development to be applied in advanced technologies and innovative products. This new MoU is a further important step in our long-term relationship in the Netherlands and reiterates our commitment to further strengthen our collaborative partnership with NLR in a dynamic aerospace ecosystem,” said Jackson Schneider, President, and CEO of Embraer Defense & Security.
Michel Peters, CEO of Royal NLR, added: ” Effectively, Embraer and Royal NLR have a long-standing relationship and we are pleased to further strengthen and expand our relationship through this MoU. This partnership is an opportunity for both parties to address shared challenges, identify common interests and develop innovative approaches and methods to address global aviation issues. I very much welcome the increased cooperation between Embraer and Royal NLR, and look forward to seeing our mutual benefit”.
For the past two decades, Embraer and Royal NLR have been working closely on research and development in areas such as new materials, flight deck technology, systems development,0 and applied aerodynamics on the company’s cutting-edge products, including wind tunnel testing and advanced aeroelastic wind tunnel models.
Embraer and Royal NLR are members of the Netherlands Aerospace Group (NAG). This MOU is a further development of the MOU signed between Embraer and NAG in September 2021 to discuss potential strategic relationships in the aviation and sustainability fields.
