Leanne Caret, a Boeing executive and five-time Wash100 Award winner, has been elected to Deere & Company’s board of directors. Currently, Caret serves as an executive vice president at Boeing as well as president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and security business arm, Deere said Monday. John May, chairman and CEO of Deere, welcomed Caret to […] More

Boeing forecasts a $2.6 trillion market for its defense and space platforms and services over the next decade as security and geopolitical challenges drive demand for new defense systems. The company said Tuesday the spending projection in the 2021 Boeing Market Outlook for the defense and space market reflects the significance of military aircraft, satellites, […] More

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed an air-to-air fuel transfer mission that demonstrated the capability of a company-built unmanned aircraft system to conduct aerial refueling in support of another aircraft, and marked the first time such activity was performed. The demonstration involved the Boeing-owned MQ-25 T1 test asset and a U.S. Navy F/A-18 fighter […] More

The Loyal Wingman, an unmanned aircraft Boeing developed for the Australian air force, took its first flight to demonstrate system functionality and design for crewed-uncrewed teaming missions. “We're honored to be opening this part of aviation's future with the Royal Australian Air Force, and we look forward to showing others how they also could benefit from our loyal wingman capabilities," said Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing's defense, space and security business and a 2021 Wash100 awardee.

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Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, received the Wash100 Award, the most prestigious award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for the fifth consecutive time after being named to the 2021 Wash100. Be sure to visit GovConWire to read Leanne Caret“™s full 2021 Wash100 Award profile.

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Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing's defense, space and security business and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told Air Force Magazine in an interview published Monday about the company's focus on the “art of connectivity“ and its potential role in the U.S. Air Force's Advanced Battle Management System.

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Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS), accepted her fourth consecutive Wash100 Award from Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic on Monday. Caret received her fourth Wash100 Award for her continued leadership in the development of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, winning major defense contracts for the company and accelerating influential aerospace technology. 

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, September 2, 2020 “” Leanne Caret, head of Boeing's (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, said the company invested in advanced manufacturing and digital engineering technologies to support its work on the Navy MQ-25 unmanned tanker and the Air Force T-7 trainer, GovCon Wire reported Aug. 18.

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A reusable space plane manufactured by Boeing and managed by the Department of the U.S. Air Force's Rapid Capabilities Office has won an award from the National Aeronautic Association for missions that have helped advance flight and space exploration technology.

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TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 20, 2020 “” Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Air Force have agreed to incorporate the final design for remote vision system into KC-46A Pegasus contract requirements, GovCon Wire reported April 3.

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Executive Mosaic is pleased to present Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, as an inductee of the 2020 Wash 100 Award for her leadership in developing Boeing's Starliner spacecraft, securing major defense contracts and accelerating influential aerospace technology.

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Boeing has named the test dummy that will ride aboard the company's CST-100 Starliner crew capsule as part of the spacecraft's maiden orbital flight test, Florida Today reported Thursday. The mannequin “Rosie the Astronaut“ was named after “Rosie the Riveter,“ a World War II icon that represented female assembly line workers who helped produce weapons and other equipment during the war.

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