You've heard about guns and butter. How about plants and planes?
Boeing Co.'s defense unit hopes that by helping Malaysia's plant science industry, it could secure an order for eight F/A-18 Super Hornet.
GEMPUR WIRA folks will be excited about this.
A delegation from Malaysia visited St. Louis to learn more about the area's biotechnology efforts last week. The trip included a tour of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center.
Boeing has funded a study with the Danforth Center to define the biotech opportunity in Malaysia.
Last week, Flight International reported that Malaysia’s 2006-10 budget did not allocate funds for the Super Hornets.
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