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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),...

ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and SkyHook International Inc. today announced that the design of the SkyHook Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) has reached the configuration...

ST. LOUIS, July 28, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the cockpits of the service's fleet of 59 KC-10 Extender tanker/transport...

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 27, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today recognized the service of the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, which completed its first flight 45 years ago this month. One...

PÁPA AIR BASE, Hungary, July 27, 2009 -- The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III acquired by the NATO Airlift Management Organization and the Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC)...

ST. LOUIS, July 24, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered the 400th F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to the U.S. Navy in June. The original Super Hornet strike fighter...

SEATTLE, July 23, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a $44 million Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the Block 40/45 upgrade of the U.S. Air...

OAKEY, Queensland, July 23, 2009 -- Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced it has completed 50,000 flight support hours for the...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 21, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today honored its small-business partners on NASA's Checkout, Assembly and Payload Processing Services (CAPPS) program at a...

ST. LOUIS, July 21, 2009 -- The first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F/A-18F Super Hornet takes off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis July 20 to begin its initial flight. Boeing...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., July 21, 2009 -- Two of the KC-767 aerial refueling tankers that Boeing [NYSE: BA] is building for the Italian Air Force recently performed a series of airborne...

ST. LOUIS, July 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company received a partial termination order for the Manned Ground Vehicle element of the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program from the U.S. Army on July 17....

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 20, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on July 8 received a contract from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to provide a subsystem for a new spacecraft that will...

ST. LOUIS, July 17, 2009 -- The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding work force reductions on the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program: "Due to the decision by the Pentagon...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 16, 2009 – The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding work force reductions on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program: “In response...

The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Intelsat Ltd., the world's leading provider of fixed satellite services, has selected...

HEATH, Ohio, July 15, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has named Charles Dutch director of its support facility in Heath, effective immediately. Dutch succeeds Mike Emmelhainz, who recently was named...

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 14, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at its final assembly...

ODENSE, Denmark, July 14, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and IFAD TS A/S, a Danish leader in aviation simulation and networked training products, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

ST. LOUIS, July 10, 2009 -- A team led by Boeing [NYSE: BA] with support from Iridium Satellite LLC today announced that it has achieved two major milestones to further develop and demonstrate...

ARLINGTON, Va., July 9, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently was awarded a $1.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y., to study and demonstrate improved...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 8, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its program teammates have begun formal testing of the Joint Tactical Radio System Ground Mobile Radios (JTRS GMR),...

ST. LOUIS, July 8, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today unveiled the first of 24 F/A-18F Block II Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during a ceremony at Boeing Integrated Defense...

LONDON, July 7, 2009 -- Boeing Defence UK Ltd., a subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], today announced that a UK Chinook Mk3 helicopter successfully completed its first test flight on June...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 6, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a U.S. Navy contract valued at $42.9 million including options to continue providing communications network...

CHICAGO, July 6, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] this week brought more than 75 teachers from around the world to the 18th Annual Boeing Educators to Space Camp program at the U.S. Space &...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 1, 2009 -- An industry team led by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for work on Phase...

WICHITA, Kan., June 30, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a $750 million, 10-year contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide engineering support for the B-52 bomber....

ARLINGTON, Va., June 29, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it will provide systems engineering expertise and data distribution tools for the integrated ground system of the GOES-R...

ST. LOUIS, June 29, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has connected the F-15E Mission Training Center (MTC) at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, to the U.S. Air Force's Distributed Mission...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 28, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have received the first on-orbit signals from GOES-O,...

WASHINGTON, June 23, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] discussed capabilities and opportunities with 21 Wales, UK-based companies June 22 at an Industrial Participation Outreach event held in Washington, D.C.

MESA, Ariz., June 23, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-64D Apache Block III prototype helicopter successfully demonstrated Level IV unmanned aircraft system (UAS) connectivity...

ST. LOUIS, June 22, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed its acquisition of eXMeritus Inc., a Fairfax, Va.-based company that provides hardware and software to federal...

PARIS, June 17, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will dedicate funding to further development of the F-15 Silent Eagle program, with the goal of a flight demonstration in the third...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 17, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 15 successfully transferred control of the second Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite to the U.S. Air Force, which will...

BRISBANE, Australia, June 17, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the mobile air platform component of the Modernised High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS) has passed formal...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 16, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed integration and testing of the space segment, as well as initial testing of the ground segments,...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 16, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful in-orbit handover of the IndoStar II/ProtoStar II commercial communications satellite to...

SEATTLE, June 16, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has completed satellite communications and air traffic management upgrades on the U.S. Air Force's 32 Airborne...

PARIS, June 16, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will again sponsor the annual Engineering Student of the Year Award, now in its fourth year, in association with Flight...

ST. LOUIS, June 15, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Army for the procurement of long lead items and related tooling and test equipment to...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., June 15, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force on June 13 successfully fired the high-power laser aboard the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire eXMeritus, Inc., a Fairfax, Va.-based company that provides...

PARIS, June 15, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the formation of an Unmanned Airborne Systems (UAS) division within its defense and space business unit. The new division will lead...

AMARILLO, Texas, June 15, 2009 – The Bell Boeing Program Office announced today that it has been awarded Phase 1.5 of a two-phase Joint Performance Based Logistics (PBL) contract from the...

ARLINGTON, Va., June 12, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] demonstrated a sampling of its defensive cybersecurity capabilities on June 9 at its Arlington facility, addressing the emerging need...

ST. LOUIS, June 12, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $5.2 million U.S. Marine Corps contract to provide a solution for recovering disabled Mine Resistant Ambush Protected...

ST. LOUIS, June 11, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a four-year U.S. Air Force contract to sustain the A-10 Thunderbolt II weapon system and integrate current and...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., June 11, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians recently completed several complex payload-processing tasks -- including preparing the final two science...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) successfully demonstrated its scalability in a realistic urban...

ST. LOUIS, June 9, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and teammate L-3 have delivered four Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) to the U.S. Navy and declared them...

SEATTLE, June 5, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T2 takes off from Renton Field today to begin its successful first flight. T2 took off at 10:32 a.m. Pacific time and...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today outlined its presentation schedule for the Paris Air Show, which begins later this month and is marking its 100th...

HVIDOVRE, Denmark, June 3, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], Danish aerospace maintenance training leader TEC Aviation, and the Dutch World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA) today signed a...

SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 3, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 2 submitted its proposal to develop the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program for the U.S. Navy....

ST. LOUIS, June 2, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on June 1 submitted a proposal offering its A160T Hummingbird for the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory's Immediate Cargo...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 1, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that its Anaheim-Huntington Beach site in California has earned International Organization for...

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 29, 2009 – A U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber returned to flight last week after a team led by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] replaced its catastrophically damaged...

OTTAWA, May 27, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], with its wholly owned subsidiary Insitu, has announced the first U.S. $25 million in contracts to Canadian companies as part of a...

ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that three KC-767J aerial refueling tankers recently achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) and have been...

WICHITA, Kan., May 22, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful first flight of a B-52 Stratofortress upgraded with Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT), a...

ST. LOUIS, May 21, 2009 – A QinetiQ-led team that includes Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a £26 million (US$37.7 million) contract from the United Kingdom Ministry...

ST. LOUIS, May 20, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a $48.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy for development and testing of a Distributed Targeting (DT) system for the...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 20, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it has received a $3.4 million follow-on contract to provide the U.S. Air Force with 46 additional Combat Track II...

ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Science Applications International Corp. [NYSE: SAI] announced today that the Future Combat Systems (FCS) program last week successfully...

ST. LOUIS, May 19, 2009 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it delivered an advanced Apache Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) to the U.S. Army in Illesheim, Germany, in April and declared the...

AARHUS, Denmark, May 18, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Danish systems integration and software development company Systematic today announced that they are jointly exploring...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 18, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and ProtoStar Ltd. today announced that the IndoStar II/ProtoStar II satellite is healthy and operating normally following...

ST. LOUIS, May 15, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] was awarded a $38 million contract April 27 to develop and test a nonlethal, high power microwave (HPM) airborne demonstrator for the...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today signed a contract for the manufacture and support of 16 ICH-47F Chinook...

ATHENS, Greece, May 13, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] sees significant opportunities to partner with Greek businesses, Boeing officials told more than 15 Greek aerospace and defense...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 12, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will relocate the headquarters for its Missile Defense Systems (MDS) division from Arlington, Va., to the company's facilities in...

AMBERLEY, Queensland, Australia, May 11, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a C-17 Aircrew Training System (ATS) to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), making Australia the first C-17 ATS...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., May 08, 2009 -- A Boeing [NYSE: BA] team in Florida has ensured that all necessary interfaces, data systems, and hardware are ready for Space Shuttle Atlantis' mission...

ST. LOUIS, May 08, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force to continue providing Contractor Logistics Support (CLS) for the KC-10 Extender fleet. The Air Force...

ST. LOUIS, May 08, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] plans to develop and demonstrate an unmanned flying test bed for advanced air system technologies. The internally funded program, called...

LONDON, May 5, 2009 – Boeing Defence UK Ltd. today announced the launch of a public Web site titled “Dispatches From Afghanistan” that features stories, photos and videos documenting the...

MARINETTE, Wis., May 04, 2009 -- Marinette Marine Corporation, a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group, LLC, and The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced a teaming effort to capture the U.S....

LONG BEACH, Calif., April 30, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) today announced that the RAF fleet of six C-17 Globemaster III airlifters has surpassed 50,000 flying hours...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile target April 7 in a test of Israel's...

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2009 -- Three Boeing [NYSE: BA] Airborne Laser (ABL) engineers and three of their government and industry teammates received the Technology Pioneer Award from the U.S....

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 29, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully completed the system-level Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system (TDRS) K-L...

KARUP, Denmark, April 28, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and civil defense and aerospace company Danish Aerotech today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines opportunities...

SEATTLE, April 27, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 successfully completed its first flight April 25, taking off from Renton Field at 10:43 a.m. and touching down at...

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 24, 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have begun Airborne Laser (ABL) flight tests with the entire...

BRISBANE, Australia, April 16, 2009 -- Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], has become the first company in the Southern Hemisphere with the...