In the just the last two weeks, three mystery facilities across the United States have come to the fore with varying degrees of clarity, and three of the worlds biggest aircraft makers are closely involved and not saying a word.
Embraer spokeswoman Christine Manna said the Brazilian company, which has an office in Fort Lauderdale, continued to peg Jacksonville as “the location of choice for our defense-related activities in North America, if an opportunity arose.”
Embraer’s decision to exercise the option for leasing the hangar would hinge on whether it successfully lands an aircraft contract, said Jacksonville Aviation Authority spokesman Michael Stewart.
Stewart and Manna declined comment on the nature of work Embraer would do.
Where Project X might fit into this equation, in terms of scope and impact, is anyone’s guess at this point. But the simple fact that it carries a code name and is shrouded in the kind of secrecy that suggests multiple confidentiality agreements have been signed would indicate that this is no “Mom and Pop” operation.
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