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  • Feb 20, 2017
    Tokyo-based SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Singapore-based Kacific Broadband Satellites order a 702 satellite to meet evolving communication, broadband needs

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 20, 2017 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build a 702 satellite to expand communication for mobile telephone, data and internet users throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Feb 19, 2017

    BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 20, 2017 – Effective today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has named Darren Edwards as vice president and managing director of Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), the company’s largest international subsidiary. He succeeds Ken Shaw, who had been appointed vice president of Supply Chain for Boeing Global Services.

  • Feb 6, 2017
    New privately funded passageway to space estimated to increase station utilization once installed on International Space Station in 2019

    HOUSTON, Feb. 6, 2017 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and NanoRacks LLC will partner to develop the first privately funded commercial airlock, enabling the United States to potentially triple the number of small satellites it can deploy from the International Space Station (ISS) during a single airlock cycle.

  • Feb 2, 2017
    Agreement enables persistent GPS capability as Boeing works on next-generation GPS

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Feb. 2, 2017 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force recently signed a Global Positioning System (GPS) sustainment agreement that will ensure the navigation capabilities relied upon by millions of military and commercial users remain robust for years to come.

  • Jan 27, 2017

    EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 27, 2017 – The U.S. Air Force today awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] $2.1 billion for 15 KC-46A tanker aircraft, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits.

  • Jan 23, 2017
    ABS-2A, a 702 satellite, will deliver in-home communications services across areas of Asia, Africa and Russia

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 23, 2017 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] satellite built for ABS entered into commercial service, providing enhanced satellite services including direct-to-home television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Russia, South Asia and South East Asia.

  • Dec 20, 2016
    Milestone proves the aircraft’s low risk, maturity and safety

    ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and partner Saab [Stockholm: SAABB] today completed the first flight of their all-new T-X aircraft, which is designed specifically for the U.S. Air Force’s training requirements.

  • Dec 13, 2016
    Airborne Warning and Control System upgrades improve efficiency, cost savings and operator awareness

    SEATTLE, Dec. 13, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today delivered to NATO the first of fourteen E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with cockpit upgrades that improve mission-readiness, decrease customer costs and reaffirm Boeing’s overall commitment to the fleet.

  • Dec 7, 2016
    New digital payload will also substantially increase capacity

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Dec. 7, 2016 – Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] eighth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite will provide nearly twice as much communications bandwidth as previous WGS satellites due to an upgraded digital payload. Using leading commercial digital circuit technology, the newly upgraded satellite will aid in fulfilling the increasing demand for high-data rate communications of warfighters around the globe.

  • Dec 6, 2016
    Developer of Wave Glider® ocean robot boosts ocean data collection capabilities

    ST. LOUIS, Dec. 6, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has entered into an agreement to acquire Liquid Robotics, a market leader in autonomous maritime systems and developer of the Wave Glider ocean surface robot, to grow its seabed-to-space autonomous capabilities.

  • Nov 15, 2016
    El Segundo, Long Beach, Seal Beach, St. Louis, Huntsville gaining jobs

    ST. LOUIS, Nov. 15, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is taking steps to operate its Defense, Space & Security business more efficiently through facilities consolidations and work movements that will increase employment in Los Angeles County, St. Louis, and Huntsville, Ala.

  • Nov 11, 2016

    ST. LOUIS, Nov. 11, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] is promoting Pat Goggin to be president of its Defense, Space & Security Development organization, succeeding Jim O’Neill who will retire next year.

  • Oct 13, 2016
    Company invests more than $300 million to bring enhanced composite production to St. Louis region

    ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today formally opened a new composite center on its St. Louis campus that will house the company’s largest commercial aviation work statement ever placed at the site.

  • Oct 13, 2016
    Company-commissioned study shows Boeing contribution nearly 14 percent of Canada’s aerospace industry

    WINNIPEG, Manitoba, CANADA, October 13, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] contributes more than US$3 billion annually to Canada’s economic growth and development, according to a study commissioned by the company.

  • Oct 11, 2016

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 11, 2016 – The Boeing Company responded today to the U.S. Air Force solicitation for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Technology Maturation & Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract, to partner with the U.S. Air Force to provide a safe, secure and effective intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system to deter emerging, modern nuclear threats.

     

  • Sep 22, 2016
    Succeeds Craig Cooning, who is retiring, as head of $7.8 billion division

    ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] veteran Jim Chilton will succeed Craig R. Cooning as president of the company’s Network & Space Systems (N&SS) businesses, effective Oct. 21.

  • Sep 15, 2016

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 15, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] took the first step toward bringing a formal legal challenge of the Danish Ministry of Defence’s evaluation regarding the country’s next fighter jet.

  • Sep 13, 2016
    Affordable, low risk and more flexible than older aircraft

    ST. LOUIS, Sept. 13, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its partner Saab AB [Stockholm: SAABB] will use their two production T-X aircraft, revealed today, to show the U.S. Air Force the performance, affordability, and maintainability advantages of their approach.

  • Sep 12, 2016
    The satellite for Global IP will be the first to carry Boeing’s latest digital payload technology

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif. and GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, Sept. 12, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] will build a 702 satellite, called GiSAT, with a new digital payload offering twice the capacity of previous digital payload designs.

  • Aug 25, 2016
    Communications system enables voice and data services to all regions of the country

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 25, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] has delivered one of the world’s most advanced satellite communications systems to Mexico, one that opens high-speed data and voice communications to the entire country including some previously unserved areas.

  • Aug 22, 2016

    ST. LOUIS, August 22, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered to the Republic of Korea an Apache Longbow Crew Trainer that the country’s Army air crews will use to prepare for the AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters that Boeing begins delivering later this year.The system uses the Apache’s flight software and matured flight and avionics simulation models to create an accurate training environment that increases mission readiness.

  • Aug 18, 2016

    EVERETT, Wash., Aug. 18, 2016 – The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] $2.8 billion on Aug. 18 for KC-46A tanker low-rate initial production.

  • Jul 26, 2016
    Houston-based, minority-owned company to receive training and other business guidance

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 26, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Houston-based Bastion Technologies, Inc., a Boeing supplier for almost 20 years, have signed an agreement under a NASA program to help grow Bastion’s expertise and opportunities in the aerospace market.

  • Jul 14, 2016
    Multi-billion dollar commercial, defense orders

    Boeing [NYSE: BA] celebrates its centennial tomorrow amid a highly successful 2016 Farnborough International Airshow that has seen multi-billion dollar orders and commitments across the company,...

  • Jul 11, 2016

    FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM, July 11, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will deliver 50 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to the British Army under an agreement signed between the U.S. and UK governments, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) announced today. The agreement is also a precursor to potential, significant long-term support opportunities for Boeing.

  • Jul 11, 2016

    FARNBOROUGH, UNITED KINGDOM, July 11, 2016 – Embraer [NYSE: ERJ; BOVESPA: EMBR3] and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have signed a teaming agreement to jointly market and support the KC-390, a multi-mission mobility and aerial refueling aircraft. Under the agreement the companies will together pursue new business opportunities, both for the aircraft itself and for aircraft support and sustainment. Embraer will provide the aircraft while Boeing will be responsible for in-service support.

  • Jul 8, 2016
    First training services contract awarded by India to Boeing; center incorporates advanced simulation, courseware and computer-based training

    NEW DELHI, July 8, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Mahindra Defence Systems today formally opened a center in Gurgaon to provide C-17 training services to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Once fully operational, the new center will be capable of conducting local and multi-site simulations for added realism and more robust training.

  • Jul 8, 2016
    Contract award for seven years, $78 million; company will establish technologically advanced training centers at Air Force bases in Kansas, additional location

    ST. LOUIS, July 8, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will help the U.S. Air Force train its KC-46 Pegasus maintenance personnel for the next seven years under a new $78 million contract, which includes contract options.

  • Jul 6, 2016
    Three Chinook helicopters delivered only 85 days after order

    PHILADELPHIA, July 6, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] delivered three H-47 Chinooks to the Australian Army, only 85 days after receiving the order, thanks to excellent cooperation with Australia and the U.S. Army.

  • Jun 8, 2016
    Supplier partners will provide products and services to the International Space Station

    HOUSTON, June 8, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has awarded $200 million in contracts to small businesses for work on the International Space Station (ISS). Boeing is NASA’s prime contractor for the ISS.

  • May 17, 2016
    Air Force awards seven-year, $319 million contract for C-32, C-40 support

    OKLAHOMA CITY, May 17, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue maintaining and supporting the U.S. Air Force’s C-32A and C-40BC executive aircraft through a new seven-year, $319 million contract awarded in March.

  • May 5, 2016
    Center prepares maintainers for growth of P-8A Poseidon fleet.

    ST. LOUIS, May 5, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has equipped the U.S. Navy’s new P-8 Maintenance Training Facility with a suite of realistic, interactive training systems, another key step in the services’ efforts to fully integrate the aircraft into the fleet.

  • Apr 26, 2016

    EVERETT, Wash., April 26, 2016 – With a successful first flight on April 25th, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has added the fourth and final flight test aircraft to the KC-46 Pegasus fleet, a 767-2C.

  • Apr 14, 2016
    Agreement provides for upgrading AH-64D Apaches to new AH-64E, training, support and spares

    MESA, Ariz., April 14, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] continues its role as the United States’ leading provider of attack helicopters with a contract to remanufacture 117 AH-64D Apaches to the new, more capable AH-64E model. The agreement, which also includes the acquisition of Longbow Crew Trainers, logistical support and spares, carries a total contract value of about $1.5 billion.

  • Mar 10, 2016
    51-foot Echo Voyager largest of three such vehicles Boeing offers

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., March 10, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today introduced Echo Voyager, its latest unmanned, undersea vehicle (UUV), which can operate autonomously for months at a time thanks to a hybrid rechargeable power system and modular payload bay.

  • Mar 8, 2016
    Builds on 2014 agreement to jointly develop defense and security opportunities in key international markets

    ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, March 8, 2016 Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Paramount Group, the South Africa-based global defense and aerospace business, have expanded their 2014 agreement to cooperate on an advanced mission system for a variant of the Advanced, High Performance, Reconnaissance, Light Aircraft (AHRLAC).

  • Feb 26, 2016

    ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 26, 2016 – While we remain firmly convinced of the validity of the issues raised in our protest to the Government Accountability Office of the Long Range Strike-Bomber contract award to Northrop Grumman, the Boeing - Lockheed Martin team has decided not to pursue further challenges to that award, either through the GAO or in federal court. This decision was taken, as always, with the best interests of our customer and the warfighter in mind.

  • Feb 16, 2016

    ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 16, 2016 – Today, the Government Accountability Office denied the protest filed by the Boeing and Lockheed Martin team challenging the Air Force’s award of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B). We continue to believe that our offering represents the best solution for the Air Force and the Nation, and that the government’s selection process was fundamentally and irreparably flawed.

  • Feb 12, 2016

    EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 12, 2016 – A combined Boeing/U.S. Air Force aircrew aboard the KC-46 tanker successfully refueled an F/A-18 aircraft in flight February 10th. The air refueling was the program’s first using the KC-46’s hose and drogue system. During the 4+ hour flight, the tanker’s air refueling operator smoothly transferred fuel to the F/A-18 flying at 20,000 feet.

  • Feb 8, 2016
    Cyber secure system stores energy as compressed hydrogen, generates clean power

    HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Feb. 8, 2016 – After 16 months of development, Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered a fuel cell energy storage system to the U.S. Navy for testing. The cell is being tested to determine its ability to support the energy needs of military and commercial customers.

  • Feb 5, 2016
    Satellite system clocks in equivalent of more than 540 years of operation

    CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Feb. 5, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force today completed the GPS IIF constellation with the launch of the 12th Boeing-built satellite.

  • Jan 29, 2016
    Order expands Navy maritime surveillance fleet, includes four aircraft for Australia

    SEATTLE, January 29, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will further equip the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with maritime patrol capabilities, building 20 more P-8A Poseidon aircraft following a $2.5 billion U.S. Navy order announced yesterday.

  • Jan 27, 2016
    Intelsat 29e has the world’s most advanced digital payload available commercially

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Jan. 27, 2016 – The first of six Boeing [NYSE:BA]-built Intelsat EpicNG satellites for Intelsat (NYSE: I), the leading provider of satellite services, has launched successfully from French Guiana aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

  • Jan 26, 2016

    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26, 2016 – The Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) program will soon train C-17 aircrews at Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] C-17 International Training Centre (ITC) in the United Kingdom under a new $8 million contract.

  • Jan 24, 2016
    Pegasus refueling boom provides exceptional handling, stability during transfer

    SEATTLE, Jan. 24, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington state.

  • Jan 20, 2016

    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] welcomed Adm. John Richardson, the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), to Defense, Space & Security headquarters today.

  • Jan 14, 2016
    New contract continues Boeing’s 16-years of Air Force trainer support

    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 14, 2016 – Boeing [NYSE: BA], which has maintained and supported the U.S. Air Force T-38 Talon trainer fleet for 16 years, will do that for another ten years through a new contract worth up to $855 million.

  • Jan 13, 2016
    Upgraded launchers increase bomber’s weapons capacity and flexibility

    BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La., Jan. 13, 2015 – Six of the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 bombers can now take flight with a greater variety of weapons, thanks to enhanced internal weapons bay launchers delivered by Boeing [NYSE: BA]. The upgraded launchers allow the B-52 to carry GPS-guided or “smart” weapons in the weapons bay for the first time and are ready for use.

  • Jan 7, 2016
    Systems will prepare crews for Boeing’s first-ever commercial spaceflights to International Space Station

    ST. LOUIS, Jan. 7, 2016 – Two of the four NASA astronauts training to fly Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] CST-100 Starliner spacecraft recently tried some of the systems that will prepare them for flights to the International Space Station.

  • Dec 18, 2015

    ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 18, 2016 – Yesterday, The Boeing Company filed with the GAO its 133-page brief in response to the Air Force’s filing, in the company’s protest of the Air Force’s selection of the Nation's next-generation Long Range Strike Bomber. The Boeing and Lockheed Martin team believe that the Air Force’s selection process was irreparably flawed and therefore have decided to continue with their protest before the GAO.

  • Dec 18, 2015
    For the second time in seven months, NASA awards a mission to Boeing to transport crew to the International Space Station.

    HOUSTON, Dec. 18, 2015 – NASA today awarded a mission to Boeing [NYSE: BA] to transport crew to the International Space Station (ISS) with flights beginning in 2017, marking the second time this year that Boeing has been awarded a crew rotation mission. In May, the agency awarded Boeing its first commercial human spaceflight mission.

  • Dec 16, 2015
    Boeing 702HP geomobile satellite handed over to Mexico.

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 16, 2015 – On-orbit control of Morelos-3, a 702HP (high power) satellite developed by Boeing [NYSE: BA] in partnership with Mexico, has been transferred to the Mexican government. The satellite is a key element of one of the world’s most advanced mobile satellite systems, enhancing Mexico’s national security, civil and humanitarian programs.

  • Dec 9, 2015
    Turkish fleet reaches full strength with four aircraft and ground support systems

    KONYA, Turkey, Dec. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force at Konya Air Base today, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkey’s airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities.

  • Dec 7, 2015

    PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered its 14th Mk6 Chinook completing the United Kingdom’s most recent order and growing the RAF Chinook fleet to 60 aircraft. The order completion coincided with the 35th anniversary of Chinook operations for the U.K.

  • Dec 1, 2015
    Tablet display integrated into mission system for first time

    ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1, 2015 – The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently demonstrated new targeting technologies that greatly enhance aircrew safety and effectiveness through the rapid integration...

  • Nov 29, 2015
    Long Beach’s #C17FlyBye commemorates aircraft’s legacy.

    LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 29, 2015 – The final Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-17 Globemaster III military airlifter at the company’s plant in Long Beach, Calif. departed on Sunday, Nov. 29, marking the official end of aircraft production in Long Beach.

  • Nov 23, 2015

    In celebration of its first 100 years, Boeing has partnered with several of the world's top brands to offer aviation enthusiasts the opportunity to own heirloom-quality items inspired by the...

  • Nov 9, 2015
    To co-produce aerostructures and pursue integrated systems development opportunities

    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Tata Advanced Systems today announced a joint venture (JV) that will manufacture aerostructures for aircraft and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India.

  • Nov 6, 2015

    ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] filed a formal protest today asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the decision to award...

  • Oct 27, 2015

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] today released the following statement on the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award Northrop Grumman the Long Range Strike-Bomber contract:

  • Oct 27, 2015
    New 702 satellite, Silkwave-1, slated for 2018 launch

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 27, 2015 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702 satellite will expand multimedia communications for mobile users in China, India and other markets in Asia when it enters service in...

  • Oct 2, 2015
    Twenty F-22 training simulators receive new high-resolution imagery system

    ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed its upgrade of all U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers with its high-fidelity Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS)....

  • Oct 2, 2015
    Air Force contract award adds CONECT modernization to full B-52 fleet

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 2, 2015 – The nation’s entire B-52 bomber fleet will soon be equipped with technology that greatly enhances the aircraft’s combat capabilities in the digital battlespace....

  • Oct 2, 2015
    Mexsat provides Mexico with the world’s most capable satellite system

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct 2, 2015 – A Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702HP (high power) satellite launched today will soon be part of the world’s most capable and advanced mobile satellite system. The...

  • Oct 1, 2015
    Advances threat detection and air dominance for USAF F-15 fighters through 2040

    ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been selected as the prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force’s Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS). This new electronic warfare suite will counter threats and better protect air crews. The EPAWSS program, which will upgrade existing F-15 aircraft, is valued at approximately $4 billion.

  • Sep 29, 2015
    Agreement sets the stage for continued cutting edge research and deep space technology development

    HOUSTON, Sept. 29, 2015 – NASA has awarded a key contract to Boeing [NYSE: BA], the International Space Station’s prime contractor, to continue providing key engineering support services, resources and personnel to the program through Sept. 30, 2020. The contract, valued at $1.18 billion, extends for five-years.

  • Sep 29, 2015
    India to operate advanced AH-64E Apache and CH-47F Chinook

    PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29, 2015 – The India Ministry of Defence has finalized its order with Boeing [NYSE: BA] for production, training and support of Apache and Chinook helicopters that will greatly enhance India’s capabilities across a range of military and humanitarian missions.

  • Sep 25, 2015
    Flight paves the way to aerial refueling and Milestone C testing

    EVERETT, Wash., Sept. 25, 2015 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] and U.S. Air Force team successfully completed the first flight of a KC-46A tanker aircraft today, taking off from Paine Field at 1:24 p.m. (PST) and landing four hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle.

  • Sep 10, 2015
    Boeing-built 702SP satellite transitions to customer ABS ahead of schedule

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 10, 2015 – The world’s first all-electric propulsion satellite, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] for Bermuda-based ABS, is now operational after an on-orbit handover on August 31. The ABS-3A, a 702SP (small platform) satellite, expands ABS’ communications services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

  • Sep 10, 2015
    Land 2072 Phase 2B heralds next generation of networking for Australian Defence Force

    BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 10, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will provide the next-generation communications system for land-based Australian Defence Forces (ADF) deployed around the world. Developed by an industry team led by Boeing Defence Australia (BDA), the Land 2072 Phase 2B system will provide secure wideband voice, data and video services over wireless and wired infrastructure between deployed forces and headquarters.

  • Sep 9, 2015
    Delivery of CH-47F supports modernization of cargo helicopter fleet

    PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the seventh CH-47F Chinook to the Australian Army on budget August 10th, three weeks ahead of schedule, supporting modernization of Australia’s cargo helicopter fleet and eventually replacing the Commonwealth’s six older CH-47D Chinooks. The seven advanced Chinooks were ordered as part of a U.S. Government Foreign Military Sales agreement with Australia in 2012.

  • Sep 2, 2015
    Partnerships will support Technical Modernization Plan of Polish Armed Forces

    KIELCE, Poland, Sept. 2, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), one of the largest defence groups in Europe, have signed a broad-based agreement outlining areas where...

  • Aug 29, 2015
    Third Inmarsat-5 satellite with new technology will allow global coverage

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 29, 2015 – When the third Boeing-built [NYSE: BA] Inmarsat-5 satellite, which is now in orbit, becomes fully operational later this year it will provide the technology and coverage necessary for worldwide high-speed broadband access.

  • Aug 28, 2015
    U.S. Navy orders 2nd full-rate production lot including first aircraft for Australia

    SEATTLE, Aug. 28, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will provide the first P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft for Australia and additional P-8As for the U.S. Navy following a $1.49 billion contract award from the Navy for 13 aircraft.

  • Aug 26, 2015
    Joint venture to bring proven sustainment capabilities for Kingdom’s commercial and defense aircraft

    ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed an agreement with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) and Alsalam Aircraft Company to create the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The joint venture will have locations in Riyadh and Jeddah providing comprehensive, in-country maintenance repair and overhaul support for Saudi Arabia’s diverse rotorcraft fleet.

  • Aug 25, 2015
    World’s most advanced combat helicopter will be featured at MSPO Defence Exhibition, accessible to civilian and military leaders

    Kielce, Poland, Aug. 25, 2015 – The Boeing [NYSE:BA] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will be making its first appearance at the largest defense show in Poland – the MSPO International...

  • Aug 3, 2015
    Will oversee manufacturing, quality and safety for $31 billion unit

    ST. LOUIS, Aug. 3, 2015 – Gena Lovett is joining Boeing [NYSE: BA] as vice president of Operations for Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS). She has more than 20 years of leadership...

  • Jul 29, 2015
    Modernization and sustainment business headquarters moves to Oklahoma City

    OKLAHOMA CITY, July 29, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today broke ground on a new 290,000 square-foot facility with space for approximately 800 employees. The new structure, the third in...

  • Jul 29, 2015
    Australia first nation outside the United States to fly the airborne electronic attack platform

    ST. LOUIS, July 29, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy today extended advanced airborne electronic attack (AEA) capability to a key U.S. ally, presenting the Royal Australian Air...

  • Jul 23, 2015
    Broadens tactical communications for U.S. and allied forces

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 23, 2015 – Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] seventh Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite is now in orbit and will soon provide the U.S. and allied militaries with 17 percent more secure communications bandwidth than its predecessors thanks to a payload upgrade.

  • Jul 21, 2015
    Tests include high-definition video for SATCOM-equipped helicopters

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 21, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is completing the first tests of military Ka-band service available through the Inmarsat-5 F2 commercial communications satellite, part of Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network. The demonstrations to securely transmit high-data-rate information have involved ten major U.S. Department of Defense customer groups on fast-moving platforms and with users at multiple locations.

  • Jul 20, 2015
    Technology builds on decades of Boeing digital payload experience

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 20, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully demonstrated a digital version of the Global Positioning System (GPS) III navigation signals, a breakthrough that could...

  • Jul 15, 2015
    Satellite reaches orbit, sends initial signals

    CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., July 15, 2015 – The 10th Boeing [NYSE: BA] GPS IIF satellite has reached orbit and sent its first signals after being launched earlier today. This satellite advances the U.S. Air Force’s modernization program for GPS, improving accuracy and enhancing security for the navigation system used by millions of people around the world every day.

  • Jul 14, 2015
    Agreement enhances Japan’s defensive and humanitarian operations

    Patuxent River, Md., July 14, 2015 – Bell Boeing, a strategic alliance between Bell Helicopter, a Textron [NYSE: TXT] company, and Boeing [NYSE: BA], was awarded a U.S. Navy contract today for five Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to be delivered to Japan, marking the first sale of the aircraft through the U.S. government’s foreign military sales program.

  • Jul 8, 2015

    BOSTON, July 8, 2015 – Anna-Sophia Boguraev from Bedford, N.Y., has been selected as the winner of the inaugural ‘Genes in Space’ competition, taking home the prize of designing one of the first autonomous DNA experiments to take place on the International Space Station (ISS). The experiment aims to test the effect of microgravity and cosmic radiation on the immune system in space. Boguraev (16) hopes to offer new avenues to enhance human health during prolonged spaceflight missions.

  • Jun 23, 2015
    System links training assets in United States, four other countries

    ST. LOUIS, June 23, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the 28th C-17 Globemaster III aircrew training simulator to the U.S. Air Force, completing the services’ goal of a national system for C-17 training. Boeing completed the first of these centers in 1992 at Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C., including one aircrew simulator during the program’s beginnings. Since then, the company and Air Force have established these facilities in 14 U.S. locations and three international locations. The 28th and final aircrew simulator has been delivered at Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base, Martinsburg, W.Va.

  • Jun 18, 2015
    Task order contract potentially worth $466.5 million

    HEATH, Ohio, June 18, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue maintaining guidance systems for the nation’s Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile fleet under a recently announced...

  • Jun 15, 2015
    Expands airlift fleet to eight aircraft

    LE BOURGET, France, June 15, 2015 – Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the government of Qatar recently signed an agreement for the purchase of four more C-17 Globemaster III airlifters. These aircraft...

  • Jun 12, 2015

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 12, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is on contract to build ABS-8, the third all-electric propulsion 702SP (small platform) satellite for ABS, a commercial satellite...

  • Jun 12, 2015
    Innovative agreement with U.S. Army, Corpus Christi Army Depot continues to 2019

    HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 12, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a five-year contract extending the company’s partnership with Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD). The public-private...

  • Jun 9, 2015
    Succeeds Bob Gower, who announced his retirement earlier this year

    ST. LOUIS, June 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today named Tim Noonan as vice president of Training Systems and Government Services (TSGS), effective immediately. Noonan replaces Bob Gower, who is retiring this month after nearly 30 years with the company.

  • Jun 8, 2015

    SAN DIEGO, June 8, 2015 – The U.S. Navy awarded a contract to Tapestry Solutions, a non-fully integrated subsidiary of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], to provide technical support and services to its Tactical Mobile (TacMobile) program. This program provides fixed-site and mobile command, control, communications, computers and intelligence capability, also known as C4I.

  • Jun 2, 2015
    Enables real-time video communications for enhanced mission capability

    CANBERRA, Australia, June 2, 2015 – The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flew its first Boeing [NYSE: BA]-built C-17A Globemaster III equipped with a new advanced satellite communication (SATCOM) and imagery display system, providing the flight crew and passengers with unprecedented situational awareness.

  • May 29, 2015
    Company is world’s leading manufacturer of high-efficiency multi-junction space solar cells and panels

    SYLMAR, Calif., May 29, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Spectrolab, Inc. has named Tony Mueller –a veteran satellite design and manufacturing leader– as president of the...

  • May 28, 2015
    Operations add to employment, show continuing investment in ROK aerospace industry

    Yeongcheon, South Korea, May 28, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] today formally opened a new avionics maintenance and repair center in the Yeongcheon Industry District of Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free...

  • May 27, 2015
    NASA authorizes post certification mission under Commercial Crew contract

    HOUSTON, May 27, 2015 – NASA issued a task order as part of Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] $4.2 billion Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract recently to include the company’s first-ever service flight to the International Space Station. The award marks the first time in human spaceflight history NASA has contracted with a commercial company for a human spaceflight mission.

  • May 27, 2015
    Dewey Houck appointed first chief data analytics officer for Defense, Space & Security

    ST. LOUIS, May 27, 2015 – As part of a focus on increasing its global competitiveness, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is creating a new data analytics organization to provide customers with new and advanced offerings for leveraging information technologies across its products and services.

  • May 20, 2015

    SAN ANTONIO, May 20, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed maintenance on a U.S. Air Force E-4B advanced airborne command post earlier than planned, enabling the Air Force to quickly return the vital aircraft to operational service.

  • May 20, 2015
    Second modernized aircraft delivered

    SEATTLE, May 18, 2015 – Initial operating capability (IOC) of the modernized French Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) fleet has been achieved with Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] delivery of the second of four upgraded aircraft and completion of the operational tests and evaluations. The upgrade is part of a Foreign Military Sale between the French Defense Procurement and Technology Agency (Direction générale de l'armement – DGA) and the U.S. government.

  • May 16, 2015

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 16, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] is disappointed by the loss of the Centenario satellite on May 16, 2015. We stand ready to assist the Mexican government in any way we can to enable our customer to meet its communications needs for the people of Mexico. Centenario was the first of two satellites Boeing is building for the government’s Mexsat telecommunications system. We will continue to partner with the Mexican government to ensure its second satellite, Morelos 3, will be ready for launch later this year.

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