Boeing and a subsidiary of India-based conglomerate Tata Sons have formed a joint venture to develop and market integrated systems, as well as produce aerostructures in India. The joint venture will set up a facility to manufacture aircraft components for integration with AH-64 Apache helicopters and compete for production task orders in defense and commercial sectors for Boeing-developed aerial platforms., Boeing […] More

Chris Chadwick, president and CEO of Boeing‘s defense, space and security business, believes industry must strive to address barriers to accelerating weapon innovation, he told Aviation Week in an interview published Thursday. He added that companies need to understand customer needs and “show them the art of the possible from an innovation perspective,” according to […] More

Boeing plans to transfer most of its defense support functions to St. Louis, Oklahoma City and other sites from Washington. The company estimates the relocation will take three years to complete and affect approximately 2,000 defense workers at the company’s offices in the Puget Sound area, Boeing said Monday. “The decision to consolidate these activities […] More

Boeing and Liquid Robotics have teamed up to build maritime defense applications and services. The companies will jointly develop tools for anti-submarine warfare and maritime domain awareness applications, Boeing said Tuesday. “This relationship allows the Boeing-Liquid Robotics team to solve maritime security and surveillance challenges in entirely new and highly effective ways and provides unprecedented capability and […] More

Boeing sought to highlight the company’s activities and showcase its latest fighter aircraft, artillery and battlefield systems at the Air Force Association’s annual aerospace expo. Boeing said Sept. 9 that Chris Chadwick, CEO for Boeing Defense, Space & Security, was scheduled to address participants and the media with a speech on industry developments at the Sept. 15-17 […] More

Chris Chadwick, head of Boeing‘s defense, space and security division, has outlined the company’s strategy to compete for major U.S. military programs in an interview with Defense News published Sunday. Chadwick highlighted the U.S. Air Force‘s Long-Range Strike Bomber and T-X trainer programs, as well as the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike project as key to the company’s defense market growth. Chadwick also discussed […] More

Boeing will collaborate with Africa’s Paramount Group in developing defense and security products for the international market as part of an agreement signed by both companies at the Farnborough Airshow. The companies said Tuesday they will leverage Boeing’s rotorcraft and unmanned aerial systems technology and Paramount’s land and aerospace systems to deliver offerings for areas such as border security, heavy airlift, anti-piracy and […] More

An industry team comprising of Boeing and Saab plans to build a customized military training aircraft in pursuit of the Air Force‘s T-X contract, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes that Chris Chadwick, president and CEO of Boeing’s defense business, said the alliance is designing a trainer that would look different from the Saab […] More

Chris Chadwick, president and CEO of Boeing‘s defense business, predicts that government spending cuts worldwide will drive more partnerships and consolidations in the defense sector, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta writes that Chadwick discussed the role of strategic alliances in the industry during a media event held Tuesday at a Boeing corporate office in St […] More

Boeing has teamed up with South Africa-based defense and aerospace firm Paramount Group to develop an integration mission platform for a military variant of the Advanced High Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft. Boeing said Tuesday it will design the mission system for the Mwari aircraft to support light strike operations as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance […] More

United Launch Alliance has selected Orbital ATK as the sole provider of solid boosters for the Atlas V and Vulcan launch vehicles as part of a long-term strategic partnership between both businesses that takes effect in 2019. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will design and develop two new motors for the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture to support both government and commercial […] More