Ben-Gurion University and Boeing launch $10M aviation cybersecurity research centre
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Boeing have established a five-year, $10 million research centre focused on cybersecurity for next-generation aviation and aerospace systems.
Brendan Nelson and Prof. Daniel Chamovitz
The Boeing–BGU Cybersecurity Research Centre of Excellence will develop security architectures, secure communication systems, and resilient autonomous platforms for future aviation technologies as aircraft become increasingly autonomous, digital, and connected.
The multi-year framework agreement, signed through BGU’s technology transfer company BGN, will operate within the university’s Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence. Researchers, graduate students, and Boeing experts will collaborate on addressing cyber-physical security challenges in aviation and space systems.
“Partnering with Ben-Gurion University, one of the world’s foremost centres in cybersecurity and advanced engineering, helps us stay at the leading edge of secure aerospace innovation,” said former Australian Minister of Defence Dr Brendan Nelson, President of Boeing Global.
BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz called the partnership “an important milestone” that strengthens the Negev as a technological centre while training the next generation of cybersecurity experts.
Prof. Yuval Elovici, Head of BGU’s Cyber Security Research Centre, said the collaboration will advance new security capabilities using the latest AI developments.
Boeing President of Israel Ido Nehushtan said the partnership will enable Israel’s advanced technologies to be incorporated into future aviation and space systems worldwide. Boeing supplies passenger aircraft to Israeli airlines, including El Al, and provides military equipment to the IDF. Israeli systems integrated into Boeing products generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually, according to Nehushtan.
Nelson and Nehushtan attended an inauguration ceremony for the research centre today.
