Marking the company’s biggest research centre outside the United States, Boeing Research and Technology Australia (BR&T Australia) has opened the new centre in Port Melbourne.

The recently upgraded BR&T-Australia technology centre was officially opened by the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet.

"Boeing has made a considerable investment in its innovation and research and development capabilities in Australia over the past five years. This new technology centre will further enhance Boeing's R&D capabilities as well as its collaboration with local organisations including universities, the CSIRO and the Defence Science and Technology Organisation," Mr Combet said.

"It will give the company access to Australia's best technology, create innovative solutions to global aerospace manufacturing challenges, reduce technical risks, enable the development of future aerospace technologies and improve the efficiency, cost and performance of current aerospace systems.