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WOENSDRECHT, Netherlands, Nov. 11, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) of the Netherlands today announced that they have signed a teaming agreement to...

ODENSE, Denmark, Nov. 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Odense-based Falck Schmidt Defence Systems A/S today announced that Boeing Research & Technology will assess Falck Schmidt fuel...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $72 million U.S. Air Force contract for more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Boeing will...

SEATTLE, Nov. 9, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has successfully completed tests of the Counter Measures Dispenser System (CMDS) for Project Wedgetail, Australia's...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 6, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 5 for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II weapon...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and development teammate ACME Worldwide Enterprises delivered the first Remote Aerial Refueling Operator (RARO) Trainer to the Japan Air Self Defense...

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) third F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet three months ahead of schedule on Sept....

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force have received a Department of Defense (DOD) "Top 5" excellence award for systems engineering on the Wideband Global...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Nov. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Increment 1 capabilities of the U.S. Army's Brigade Combat Team Modernization program have successfully...

AMBERLEY, Queensland, Nov. 4, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered F-111 A08-135 to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a ceremony at RAAF Base Amberley. The jet is the 28th and final...

ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 3, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has delivered upgraded cryptography devices to Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force for the...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 30, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], with partner Bell Helicopter, has received a contract from the U.S. Navy to upgrade the CV-22 Cabin Part Task Trainer (CPTT) with...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) earlier this month received the first U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Award for Exceptional Industry Contribution for support to the...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 29, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received an $84 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for additional upgrades of the B-1 bomber fleet's...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 28, 2009 -- The Boeing Company today released the following statement on NASA's successful test launch of the Ares I-X rocket from Kennedy Space Center: "Boeing...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 28, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] transported a 170-foot-long C-17 Globemaster III fuselage by tractor-trailer from its facility in Long Beach to Seal Beach, Calif., and then...

KAUAI, Hawaii, Oct. 28, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Oct. 27 played a key role in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's second successful test of the sea-based Aegis Ballistic...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 26, 2009 -- Today, one day before NASA's first Ares I test flight, The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to NASA for the Exploration Ground Launch...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Oct. 26, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful completion of two key reviews for the U.S. Army's High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered two new Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCT) to the U.S. Army at Fort Hood, Texas, and the Army declared the helicopter simulators...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted two proposals to the Indian Air Force this week, offering the AH-64D Apache and the CH-47F Chinook for India's attack and...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 22, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) of Early-Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) capabilities, another key...

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 22, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed its industrial cooperation program for the AH-64D Apache Armed Helicopter Program for the Netherlands Ministry...

RIDLEY PARK, Pa., Oct. 18, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and United Aerospace Workers (UAW) Local 1069 announced today that the 1,789 UAW-represented employees at the Boeing Rotorcraft...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., Oct. 15, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will mentor Creative Management Technology Inc. (CMTI) as part of NASA's Mentor-Protégé program at Kennedy...

BOSTON, Oct. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will highlight its secure, network-centric military communications solutions during the MILCOM 2009 conference taking place Oct. 18-21 at the...

SEOUL, Korea, Oct. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will highlight its partnerships with Korean industry as it presents the company's leading-edge commercial and defense technologies and...

BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 15, 2009 -- Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], and global wireless and broadcast infrastructure specialist Radio...

ODENSE, Denmark, Oct. 14, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week sent two of its manufacturing development experts to AlmexA, a machining firm based in Odense, to provide training on...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite built for the U.S. Air Force was shipped on Sept. 28 to Cape Canaveral...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Sept. 19 damaged a moving ground vehicle from the air using the Advanced Tactical Laser...

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 12, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] GBU-40 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II team successfully concluded a 42-month risk reduction program on Sept. 29 with a flight test in which the...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Oct. 8, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], through its commercial launch business, today successfully launched the WorldView-2 satellite for DigitalGlobe...

BRUSSELS, Oct. 8, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is demonstrating a virtual, networked security system for military force protection this week at the NATO-sponsored BELCOAST 09 technology...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has signed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts with the U.S. government to provide Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to two...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) in support of NAMO's 12-nation...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven months after the...

MOSCOW, Oct. 6, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Russian aerospace company RSC-Energia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Moscow on Oct. 2 to work together on a future common...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 6, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been informed by the U.S. Air Force that the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite began supporting on-the-ground warfighters on...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) announced today deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the third quarter of 2009. Major program...

BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Oct. 2 in Brisbane received an Engineering Excellence Award, Resource Development category, from the Queensland Division of Engineers...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2, 2009 -- Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] programs, the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and the AH-64 Apache, participated in a successful integrated capabilities event this summer at...

BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 1, 2009 -- Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced the successful introduction into service of its...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that Early-Infantry Brigade Combat Team (E-IBCT) capabilities, including unmanned ground and air vehicles, sensors, precision launch...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will showcase a wide array of ground, aviation, support and technology solutions for the U.S. Army at next week's Association of the...

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that a (K)DC-10 modified with Fokker Services and Boeing's Cockpit Upgrade Program (CUP) has completed a certification...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) missile system recently reached two program milestones -- the first launch from an F-16...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 30, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has connected two additional F-15E Mission Training Centers (MTC) to the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission Operations Network (DMON) -- one at...

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 29, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has received a $5.4 million contract for the initial effort required for integrating a new satellite communication...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed developmental system testing on the U.S. Air Force's Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite ground control system, known as...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 25, 2009 -- The Boeing Company today received the Draft Request for Proposal document for the KC-X Tanker competition from the U.S. Air Force, and released the following...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received two separate contracts from the U.S. Air Force to support modernization of the service's fleet of...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to NASA on Sept. 22 to accelerate the development of commercial human space transportation as defined by NASA in its...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 22, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed key ground tests that help pave the way for next year's launch of the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has named Anthony M. Parasida, 53, president of its $8 billion Global Services & Support (GS&S) business, effective immediately. Parasida...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 17, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO) a second C-17 Globemaster III that will support NAMO's...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 16, 2009 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] Harpoon Block II missile equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU) flew for the first time in a test conducted on Sept. 10. It was...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) recently received the designation of AN/APG-82(v)1 from the U.S. Air Force. The addition of the...

SÃO PAULO, Sept. 15, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today kicked off a two-day conference with 140 potential partner and supplier companies in São Paulo, reaffirming its commitment to...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 14, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed delivery of the U.S. Air Force's first simulator for the C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) to Little Rock Air Force...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today unveiled additional details of the company's potential offering in the U.S. Air Force KC-X tanker competition, saying the KC-7A7 will...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 14, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program successfully conducted its first series of...

Kennedy Space Center, Fla., Sept. 11, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a three-year, $156.5 million extension and modification to its Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Sept. 10, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at the company's C-17 final assembly facility in...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Sept. 9 received the 2009 Director's Innovative Industry Training award from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Boeing...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on July 31 delivered the 25,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) combat search and rescue communications system to...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], at next week's U.S. Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition, will highlight a range of affordable...

COPENHAGEN, Sept. 9, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Danish logistics company Damco, part of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue the development...

HERNING, Denmark, Sept. 2, 2009 -- The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) With Boeing, a partnership between the United Kingdom-based university and The Boeing...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 1, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today marked the 10th anniversary of its production of the seeker for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) Missile, as well as the...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 1, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on Aug. 30 defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft,...

Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Scott Carson announced today that he will retire from the company at the end of the year. Boeing Chairman,...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to deliver a C-17 Distributed Training Center (DTC) to Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Boeing...

KIELCE, Poland, Aug. 31, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and WB Electronics of Poland today announced they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines opportunities for...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2009 -- Boeing Integrated Defense Systems President and CEO Jim Albaugh addresses the audience at the Boeing St. Louis 70th anniversary celebration on Aug. 27. Hundreds of...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 28, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will demonstrate its ground robotics capabilities at the U.S. Army's first Robotics Rodeo, to be held Sept. 1-3 at Fort Hood, Texas. The...

SYLMAR, Calif., Aug. 26, 2009 -- Spectrolab Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced that a solar cell it manufactured has set a new world record for...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 25, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has modified the Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Response (SLAM ER) to engage land-based moving targets (LMT). The U.S. Navy declared the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Aug. 21, 2009 -- When Space Shuttle Discovery takes off from the Kennedy Space Center for the International Space Station on Aug. 25, it will be carrying 31,694 pounds of...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and partner MillenWorks of Tustin, Calif., will participate this week in a 1,000-mile off-road race through the Nevada desert, using a...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Aug. 18 successfully fired the high-energy laser aboard...

COPENHAGEN, Aug. 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and DONG Energy of Denmark today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), paving the way for combined...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], working with industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), has completed construction of a second...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 17, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $14.6 million U.S. Navy contract to produce the information transfer system that controls...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 13, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency on Aug. 10 successfully completed the Airborne Laser's (ABL)...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 13, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 29 successfully completed the first flight of a B-1 bomber upgraded with the Fully Integrated Data Link (FIDL). This upgrade includes...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 11, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered Qatar's first C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the Qatar Emiri Air Force during a ceremony at the company's facility in Long...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Schiebel Industries AG of Austria today announced they have signed a teaming agreement to pursue marketing and support opportunities...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $500,000 contract from the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory on Aug. 5 to demonstrate the company's A160T (YMQ-18A)...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a US$1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government for 15 new CH-47F...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 6, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today submitted its Final Proposal Revision (FPR) in response to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) request for proposals for...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., Aug. 6, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Aug. 5 delivered to the U.S. Air Force a B-52 Stratofortress upgraded with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it transferred Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite GOES-O to NASA on July 17, completing the company's...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has delivered upgrades for three F-18 Weapons Tactics and Situational Awareness Training Systems (WTSAT) to the Finnish Air...

KAUAI, Hawaii, July 31, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] played a key role yesterday in the U.S. Navy's successful test of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) weapon system, which...

SEATTLE, July 30, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy today formally unveiled the service's newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, during a...

ST. LOUIS, July 30, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] in June delivered the first four Harpoon Block II missiles equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU), which provides growth capabilities...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 28, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) K program successfully completed its Ground Detailed Design Review (GDDR),...