The Empresa de Engenharia e Aeronáutica (EEA, Engineering and Aeronautic Company) is the leader of Aero.Next Portugal, a Mobilizing Agenda that brings together 36 entities and aims to develop, industrialize and operate from Portugal, a complete aeronautical programme that will place the country on the restricted map of players that are final integrators of aircraft, becoming involved in the entire value chain, from design and engineering to post-production services (MRO).
EEA is responsible for the most significant investment in the Agenda that includes the following products: a light regional aircraft – the LUS-222, and two unmanned aircraft – ARX, a maritime and coastal surveillance drone, and ET15, a drone to transport medical supplies in an emergency context.
The historical relationship between the members of the consortium and the scientific, technical, financial and management skills have been indispensable for a project of this magnitude. On the other hand, EEA is very experienced in this sector, namely through its participation as the contract managing entity for the KC-390 and holds the intellectual property for the components of the aircraft that Portugal developed, in which it managed a complex process that involved public entities, Embraer, CEiiA, Ogma and more than 30 companies.
