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  • Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon System Achieves Initial Operational Capability Status - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing-Built Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon System Achieves Initial Operational Capability Status

    The U.S. Navy has declared initial operational capability status for a Boeing-built anti-submarine warfare weapon system that is designed to deploy from the P-8A maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft.  Boeing said Tuesday the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability includes a modular air launch accessory kit that works to transform a MK 54 torpedo into […] More

  • Satellite Solar Panel Maker Solestial Receives Investment From Boeing-AEI Partnership - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Satellite Solar Panel Maker Solestial Receives Investment From Boeing-AEI Partnership

    A venture capital partnership between Boeing and AE Industrial Partners participated in a recent seed funding round for Solestial, which is developing solar panel technology designed to power satellites. The investment marks AEI HorizonX’s maiden outlay in its second venture fund that backs startup companies in the space, mobility, digital enterprise, security, networking and sustainability […] More

  • Boeing Tests Autonomous Anti-Jam Tech for Defense Satcom Platforms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Tests Autonomous Anti-Jam Tech for Defense Satcom Platforms

    Boeing has demonstrated an autonomous smart antenna technology envisioned to help the U.S. Space Force prevent jamming attacks targeting satellite communications systems. During the demonstration, the Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype autonomously mitigated simulated adversarial jamming attempts on a user’s communication and preserved network connectivity, Boeing said Monday. PTS-P is equipped with a processor of the […] More

  • Boeing's X-37B Spacecraft Concludes 6th Orbital Test Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing’s X-37B Spacecraft Concludes 6th Orbital Test Mission

    Boeing’s X-37B spacecraft landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday following a 908-day on-orbit stint that was its sixth Orbital Test Vehicle mission with the U.S. Space Force. The unmanned reusable spacecraft hosted multiple payloads for the U.S. military and partners including the Naval Research Laboratory’s solar energy project and the U.S. Air Force […] More

  • ULA Expects Completion of Vulcan Centaur Rocket in November - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ULA Expects Completion of Vulcan Centaur Rocket in November

    United Launch Alliance is close to completing the construction of its new heavy-lift rocket and the Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture expects to transport the vehicle from its factory in Decatur, Alabama, factory to the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida in November. Vulcan Centaur is on track for its inaugural launch in the first […] More

  • Boeing Subsidiary, DARPA to Advance AI Development Initiative - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Subsidiary, DARPA to Advance AI Development Initiative

    Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences subsidiary has secured another contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to continue supporting a program meant to maintain America’s lead in artificial intelligence. The new contract will cover the development of scalable techniques for adding uncertainty from sensors and environments into machine learning system outputs in support of the […] More

  • Aerospace Vet Jeffrey Lane Named Vector CTO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Aerospace Vet Jeffrey Lane Named Vector CTO

    Vector Launch appointed Jeffrey Lane, a defense and aerospace industry veteran with 40 years of experience, as chief technology officer.  Lane will be responsible for creating and implementing technology strategies within Vector, the company said Tuesday.  The executive recently had a five-month stint as a consultant at Lane Aerospace and previously served as chief engineer […] More

  • Boeing, Firefly Subsidiaries to Help USSF Conduct 'Responsive Space' Demo - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Firefly Subsidiaries to Help USSF Conduct ‘Responsive Space’ Demo

    Subsidiaries of Boeing and Firefly Aerospace have received separate task orders to provide systems and services for a U.S. Space Force mission with the goal of demonstrating rapid payload deployment to low Earth orbit. Millennium Space Systems will produce the spacecraft and sensor hardware and ground infrastructure while Firefly Space Transport Services will supply the […] More

  • Boeing to Deliver Additional Block II Chinook Helicopters to Army Under $63M Contract - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Deliver Additional Block II Chinook Helicopters to Army Under $63M Contract

    Boeing will produce two more CH-47F Block II Chinook aircraft for the U.S. Army under a $63 million fixed-price-incentive contract.  The Block II Chinook helicopters will include enhanced features such as redesigned fuel tank, sustained fuselage and drivetrain improvements, the aerospace company said Monday.  Funding and work locations for Boeing, the sole bidder for the […] More

  • Boeing Secures Navy Funds to Prepare for MQ-25 Drone Low-Rate Initial Production - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Secures Navy Funds to Prepare for MQ-25 Drone Low-Rate Initial Production

    Boeing has received a four-year, $47.5 million contract from the U.S. Navy to gear up for the low-rate initial production of unmanned MQ-25 Stingray refueling tankers. The service branch will use fiscal 2022 aircraft procurement funds for the advance acquisition contract to cover lot one LRIP production and delivery services, the Department of Defense said […] More