Embraer joins Northrop to devise autonomous boom system for KC-890 tanker

MELBOURNE, Fla.—Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer is teaming up with Northrop Grumman to develop what could be the Air Force’s next tanker—and promises to spend a half-billion-dollars on infrastructure to make the KC-390 Millenium here.“We have…almost 3,000 direct employees here in Melbourne,” said Bosco da Costa Junior, CEO of Embraer Defense & Security. “If we have the right business case, Embraer is eager to invest over $500 million to a dedicate