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In A Fast Changing World, Boeing Acquiring Aurora To Help Develop Future Aircraft

In A Fast Changing World, Boeing Acquiring Aurora To Help Develop Future Aircraft
Flight test of Aurora Flight Sciences subscale VTOL UAS. Earlier this year the company conducted a series of flight tests on the 325-pound aircraft, demonstrating the ability of the tiltwing aircraft to take-off and land vertically and to fly horizontally. Photo: Aurora Flight Sciences

Boeing [BA] on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences, a technology leader in autonomy, aerostructures and aerospace designs, in a deal the world’s largest aerospace company is betting will help it design and develop the next-generation of commercial and military aircraft that are expected to increasingly feature more autonomous capabilities.Terms of the deal were not disclosed but Boeing said it doesn’t affect its financial guidance. Aurora, based in Northern Virginia, has 550 employees, not far above…

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