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  • Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Achieves New Record Flight With Integrator UAS - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Achieves New Record Flight With Integrator UAS

    Boeing subsidiary Insitu achieved a record duration flight of 25.5 hours with its 150-pound unmanned aircraft system on a multipayload mission. Insitu said Thursday the Integrator UAS enabled the customer to keep persistent eyes on a target without deploying two or more lower endurance platforms. “Customers can focus on the mission and have confidence to […] More

  • Frontier Aerospace Receives AEI HorizonX Investment; Jim McKinnon Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Frontier Aerospace Receives AEI HorizonX Investment; Jim McKinnon Quoted

    Frontier Aerospace has raised $10 million in a Series A financing from AEI HorizonX, a venture capital platform established by AE Industrial Partners and Boeing. Frontier Aerospace President Jim McKinnon said in a statement published Tuesday the funds will be utilized for the creation of a modern test facility to support future development programs of […] More

  • Viasat Receives Boeing-Developed 702MP+ Satellite Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Viasat Receives Boeing-Developed 702MP+ Satellite Platform

    Boeing has handed over to network provider Viasat the first of three 702MP+ satellites, ViaSat-3 Americas. The Boeing-designed satellite platform provides connectivity and coverage to global users and is integrated with Viasat’s ultra-high-capacity payload, the aerospace company said Monday.  The satellite platform has been flown to the Florida Space Coast for launch and mission operations […] More

  • Boeing Kicks Off Construction of New Facility at Cecil Airport - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Kicks Off Construction of New Facility at Cecil Airport

    Boeing has started building its second facility at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, WJCT News reported Thursday. The company will use the new component operations facility for inspecting and repairing U.S. Navy and Air Force aircraft parts and will stand near Boeing’s other maintenance facility that is also being built in the same area. Construction of […] More

  • Boeing, Shield AI Partner to Explore Military AI, Autonomy Capabilities - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Shield AI Partner to Explore Military AI, Autonomy Capabilities

    Boeing and Shield AI have signed an agreement to demonstrate autonomous technologies and artificial intelligence platforms designed for military applications. The partnership aims to advance the integration of Shield AI’s Hivemind aircraft software and other AI capabilities into existing and future military programs, Boeing said Wednesday. Hivemind is an AI pilot system that works to […] More

  • Boeing Demos Anti-Jamming System for Military Satcom Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Demos Anti-Jamming System for Military Satcom Platforms

    Boeing has showcased a ground-based system designed to protect military satellite communications platforms from jamming and electronic warfare threats during a demonstration held at the Joint Satellite Engineering Center. The company said Tuesday it used an on-orbit operational satellite to test the capability of the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Enterprise Service to enable ground-based […] More

  • Boeing-Built Apache Helicopter Hits 5M Flight Hours - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Built Apache Helicopter Hits 5M Flight Hours

    Boeing’s AH-64 Apache attack aircraft has reached the mark of five million flight hours since the helicopter was fielded in 1984. The company said Thursday 1.3 million hours were achieved during combat and the milestone equates to flying nonstop for more than 208,333 days or 570 years and nine months. Apache was built in Mesa, Arizona, […] More

  • Kay Sears, VP & GM of Boeing Space-Intell-Weapon Systems, Chosen to 2023 Wash100 for Tech Production Leadership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Kay Sears, VP & GM of Boeing Space-Intell-Weapon Systems, Chosen to 2023 Wash100 for Tech Production Leadership

    Executive Mosaic is pleased to announce Kay Sears, vice president and general manager of the space, intelligence and weapon systems sector at Boeing, as a 2023 Wash100 winner for her leadership in efforts to accelerate critical hardware production for various government programs. Sears has been selected two times to the annual Wash100 list in its […] More

  • Mark Kratz Assumes Investor Relations VP Post at L3Harris - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Mark Kratz Assumes Investor Relations VP Post at L3Harris

    L3Harris Technologies named Mark Kratz as vice president for investor relations, Kratz shared via LinkedIn post. He brings with him over 15 years of experience in strategy, finance and investor relations in the aerospace and defense industry.  Prior to the appointment, Kratz held a similar role at BWX Technologies, where he was responsible for leading […] More

  • Thomas Bell Selected to Succeed Roger Krone as Leidos CEO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Thomas Bell Selected to Succeed Roger Krone as Leidos CEO

    Rolls-Royce veteran Thomas Bell has been selected by Leidos’ board of directors to succeed Roger Krone, a 10-time Wash100 Award winner, as CEO. Krone, who also serves as chairman of Leidos, will continue serving as chief executive until the transition goes into effect on the planned date of May 3, the Reston, Virginia-based company announced on Monday. “Tom’s exceptional track […] More

  • Boeing Looks to Wrap Up F/A-18 Aircraft Production by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Looks to Wrap Up F/A-18 Aircraft Production by 2025

    Boeing intends to halt the production of F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters in late 2025 after delivering the last batch of the fighter jets to the U.S. Navy. The move comes as the aerospace company is looking to invest in next-generation military aircraft programs and services, Boeing said Thursday.  Manufacturing of the Super Hornet could extend […] More

  • Counter-Drone Tech Company Fortem Completes Funding Round; Jon Gruen Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Counter-Drone Tech Company Fortem Completes Funding Round; Jon Gruen Quoted

    Fortem Technologies has closed a round of financing led by new investors, including Lockheed Martin’s venture arm, Hanwha Aerospace and AIM13|Crumpton Venture Partners, and will use the capital to expand its airspace safety and security capabilities to meet the increasing market demand for its tech platforms. “Not only does this investment help us address our […] More