Tag Archives: Boeing Co.

Lockheed Martin CEO Bob Stevens said that scheduled across-the-board cuts to the U.S. defense budget (sequestration) would not affect existing business before March, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. However, Stevens added, there had been “no communication” from the government that the almost $500 billion in military spending cuts over the …

Chicago, Ill.-based Boeing Co. has opened the doors of a new intermediate-level maintenance facility in support of Australia’s F/A-18 fighter planes, UPI.com reports. Kim Gillis, managing director, Boeing Defense Australia said the facility offers“A sustainment system that is delivering timely, localized technical support to the RAAF’s No. 82 Wing,” The …

Boeing is developing a new plane for the Air Force that operates in manned and unmanned missions and is based off the F-16 fighter jet, the company announced Thursday. The company received a multi-year contract in March 2010 for initial engineering, manufacturing and development of the QF-16, with options to …

The Air Force awarded Boeing Co.‘s Satellite Systems, Inc. a $21 million for Wideband Global SATCOM 7 & Beyond SV10 spare parts, the Defense Department announced Thursday. Work will be performed in Palm Bay, Fla., and El Segundo, Calif. The Pentagon expects the Chicago, Ill.-based firm to finish by June …

Boeing has delivered a video and imagery data access system to General Atomics’ aeronautical systems affiliate for use on drones, the company announced Tuesday. The company said intelligence analysts and warfighters can use the system to access surveillance data from MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper drones. EXMeritus HardwareWall can also …

Boeing signed an agreement with NASA to partner on mission planning and training for the company’s commercial crew capsule, the company announced Friday. The Chicago, Ill.-based firm said it signed an agreement with the agency under phase two of its NASA Space Act Agreement for Commercial Crew Development. Boeing and …

Boeing Co. has won a $12.5 million U.S. Navy contract to provide the branch with munition sensors, the company announced Tuesday. The Chicago-based defense and aerospace company will provide 1,116 laser joint direct attack munition sensors to the Naval Air Systems Command. Debbie Rub, vice president and general manager for …

Boeing Co. has won a $55.3 million contract to upgrade elements of the Air Force’s B-1 lancer aircraft navigation system, the company announced Monday. Work under the three-and-a-half year contract will include installing new ring laser gyro navigation systems. Rick Greenwell, B-1 program director at Boeing, said the internal navigation …

Boeing Co. will open a new aerospace research facility in Brazil later this year and collaborate with research-and-development organizations there. The Chicago-based aerospace and defense firm said those organizations encompass the private, public and academic sectors. Donna Hrinak, president of the company’s Brazilian operations, said the center is intended to …

Boeing Co. won a $7,189,237 Navy delivery to produce operational test program sets for fighter jets, the Defense Department announced Friday. The Seattle-based aerospace company will provide the sets for F/A-18E/F aircraft. The company will also support equipment spares for the Australian air force under the foreign military sales program. …

Boeing has won a potential $30,050,000 Defense Logistics Agency contract to provide F/A-18 aircraft inner wing assemblies, the Defense Department announced Tuesday. The Navy is the using service. Boeing will perform work under the long-term, sole-source contract in St. Louis.  The Navy expects Boeing to complete work by February 2014. …

The U.S. and five countries are forming a partnership to expand wideband global satellite communication capabilities, the U.S. Air Force announced Wednesday. The Air Force said senior defense officials from Canada, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the U.S. held a steering committee meeting. The agreement calls on the …