![]() ![]() Air Force contract is the anchor, but Bombardier has other prospects, most of which it can’t discuss. This is strategically necessary. I need space.” This is not in any way, shape, or form speculative. Patrick pointed to the footprint and told company executives, “I can fill this, I can fill that." adding, "It just made so much sense to do this. When Bombardier began to roll out the future strategy for Wichita, “It was obvious,” he said. That combination of skills, abilities, and attitude for taking on challenges means that we can do things faster, more, efficiently, more flexibly than perhaps our competition can.” "We have got a team of people who have worked on Learjets, they've worked at the service center, they've worked on flight test for years. He noted Wichita comes with a purpose-built manufacturing facility and a well-trained specialized workforce. We knew there was a pipeline of work there already. What we decided strategically was to bring that in-house. In the past, Patrick said, "Typically, we were delivering airplanes and they've been getting modified, but usually at a third party. Bombardier has delivered specialized aircraft for more than 20 years. ![]() He added Bombardier has made the strategic decision to be more deliberative in defense. And, if you come back here a couple of years, I'm hoping a lot more hangars will be fully occupied,” Patrick said. If you come back here 12 months from now, you will see two hangars fully occupied. “We’re starting from this one hangar and we've got a couple of airplanes and modifications just now. But given the work already in the pipeline and possibilities on the horizon, Patrick outlined a vision to expand its footprint. Led by v-p Steven Patrick, the newly dubbed defense unit currently occupies one of the former Learjet production hangars. headquarters and rebranded what had been its Specialized Aircraft business there as Bombardier Defense. After it delivered the final Learjet model this year, Bombardier renamed its site in Wichita as its U.S. This work is beginning to fill space in Wichita that became available with the ending of Learjet production. Air Force for up to six Global 6000s for use in the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) program with a potential value of nearly $465 million. Also, it is well on its way to scaling that up with a contract awarded in 2021 from the U.S. While the number was characterized as hypothetical, Bombardier has long had a special-mission business. Bombardier president and CEO Eric Martel underscored the company’s expansive plans for its defense segment in Wichita, estimating this week during the Aero Montreal International Aerospace Innovation Forum that it could become a $1 billion business. ![]()
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