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Lockheed, Boeing JV Launches Rocket with NRO Defense Payload; Jim Sponnick Comments
Lockheed Martin and Boeing’s United Launch Alliance joint venture has launched a National Reconnaissance Office payload intended to support national defense programs aboard a commercially-developed rocket. The Atlas V Evolved…
Boeing Chooses Bombardier Jet for Modified Maritime Surveillance Plane; Tim Peters Comments
Boeing has picked a Bombardier business aircraft to work as a platform for a maritime surveillance system Boeing intends to develop for search and rescue missions. Field Aviation will configure…
Boeing Adds Northrop Fuel Tanks, Raytheon Radar Into Navy Super Hornet; Mike Gibbons Comments
Boeing has added Northrop Grumman-built fuel tanks into a new version of the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet aircraft for a series of tests, Aviation International News reported Friday. Bill Carey writes the…
Boeing, NASA Conclude Wind Tunnel Test for Vertical Tail Technology; Ed Whalen Comments
Boeing, together with NASA‘s Ames Research Center and Langley Research Center, concluded an approximately three-month wind tunnel test on a Boeing 757 vertical tail to evaluate technology that aims to…
Boeing, RER to Jointly Build Hydrokinetic Turbines in Quebec; Dennis Muilenburg, Imad Hamad Comment
Boeing and Montreal-based power generation technology maker RER Hydro will partner to build hydrokinetic turbines for the Quebec provincial government in Canada. The companies will engineer 40 turbine units that are meant…
U.S. Extends Bid on Qatar Jet Program
The U.S. has deferred its bid to supply Qatar with up to 72 fighter jets by three months, Defense News reported Sunday. According to the report, the request for proposals…
Boeing to Update B-52 Smart Weapon Payloads for Air Force
Boeing will work to increase the smart weapons capacity of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bomber fleet by 50 percent under a contract worth $24.6 million. The company aims to have…
Boeing to Support the Air Force Sustainment Center
Boeing and the Air Force Sustainment Center have entered a public-private partnership deal to help address sustainment work and the efficiency of the command. AFSC Commander Lt. Gen. Bruce Litchfield…
Exelis to Build Composite Waste Tanks for Boeing; Mike Blair Comments
Exelis has been awarded a contract by Boeing to develop and build composite waste tank systems for four types of commercial airplanes. The multi-year agreement covers manufacturing, assembly and final…
Boeing Secures Manufacturing Site for NASA Commercial Spacecraft; John Mulholland Comments
Boeing has finalized an agreement with state aerospace economic development agency Space Florida to build the company’s CST-100 spacecraft in a repurposed NASA hangar at the Kennedy Space Center. Orbiter Processing Facility-3 once housed the…
Leanne Caret: Boeing Sees Increased Osprey Foreign Sales Activity
Foreign countries are increasingly showing interest in the rotary-wing Osprey aircraft built by Boeing and Bell Helicopter, Reuters reported Monday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes that Japan may be close to a purchase of…
Boeing Unit Picks RADA Surveillance Device for Tactical Weapons
A Boeing division has selected RADA Electronic Industries Ltd. to supply a radar platform for integration with Boeing’s future tactical weapon systems. Boeing Directed Energy Systems intends to evaluate the…
Boeing Sets $10B Goal for Latin American Defense, Space Deals; Roberto Valla Comments
Boeing wants to secure more than $10 billion in space and defense sales with Latin American countries over the next few years, Businessweek reported Wednesday. Frederic Tomesco writes Chile, Colombia, Mexico…
Boeing Security Network Installed at Delaware River Refinery; Mike Hettman Comments
A refinery complex located southwest of Philadelphia has implemented a security network designed by Boeing to keep track of waterways surrounding the site. Watchstander Integrated Security Solutions is designed with intelligence, surveillance and…
Boeing-Saab Team to Pursue Air Force Trainer Contract
Boeing has partnered with Saab to help design and build a training aircraft and related products for a U.S. Air Force competition to replace the T-38 aircrew training system. The… Read more »