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ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently received a $22.7 million modification to an existing U.S. Navy contract for more than 2,300 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM)...

SEATTLE, Sept. 24, 2012 -- The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21 awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the...

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 21, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed its selection of in-country providers to support Canadian Forces CH-147F helicopters by awarding an Engineering Support Services...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] last month linked one of its advanced fighter cockpit simulators in St. Louis with a simulator more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) away in...

TOKYO, Sept. 18, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Sojitz Corporation, a global trading company, have agreed to work together to offer advanced cybersecurity solutions in Japan to...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17, 2012 -- During this year's Modern Day Marine 2012 exposition, Boeing [NYSE: BA] will highlight products and services that support the Marines' ability to be agile and...

HOUSTON, Sept. 14, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently established the firm baseline configuration for the company’s Commercial Crew Transportation System, achieving the first performance...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] will highlight a range of proven and affordable solutions for U.S. Air Force needs during the Air Force Association (AFA) Air and Space Conference &...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] Commercial Satellite Services has been approved as a service provider for the Future COMSATCOM Services Acquisition program. With this...

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 10, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy on Sept. 6 successfully flight tested a new mission computer that will expand the performance of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702MP has been selected by Intelsat S.A. for the Intelsat 29e satellite, the first of the recently announced Intelsat EpicNG...

DAEGU, Republic of Korea, Sept. 3, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do and the city of Yeongcheon to establish an...

TUKWILA, Wash., Aug. 30, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has begun a five-year fatigue test on the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber to validate the predicted life of the bomber fleet, currently...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2012 -- A winged version of the Boeing [NYSE: BA] Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) that will triple the weapon's glide range to more than 40 miles is a step closer to...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 29, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received an $85 million Performance-Based Logistics (PBL) contract for continued support of U.S. Air Force F-15 mechanically scanned and Active...

MESA, Ariz., Aug. 27, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Team Apache suppliers worldwide are applauding the news that the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter fleet has surpassed 3.5 million flight hours....

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 16, 2012 -- As Boeing [NYSE: BA] marks the 50th anniversary of delivering the first H-47 Chinook military helicopter, the company is nearing completion of a $130 million...

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 8, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered production units of a smaller, lighter version of its Tactical Compact Communications Relay (TCCR), which allows a small unmanned aerial...

RIDLEY PARK, Pa., Aug. 7, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] will continue developing a technology that improves helicopters' maneuverability and performance, through an $18 million U.S. Army contract for...

MESA, Ariz., Aug. 7, 2012 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Unmanned Little Bird H-6U successfully performed 14 autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship during flight tests in July, a significant...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 6, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL) have demonstrated that an operator on the ground, using only a...

OAKEY, Queensland, Aug. 6, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has installed a Helicrew simulator at the Oakey Army Aviation Training Centre in order to enhance the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Aug. 3, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received notification that NASA will invest $460 million for further development of the Boeing Commercial Crew Transportation System in...

SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, Aug. 2, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and a dozen of its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet suppliers highlighted opportunities available to Brazilian industry at conferences on...

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] will spotlight several unmanned systems that meet a variety of customer needs during the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI)...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed shipment of the second of four 702MP satellites for customer Intelsat S.A., paving the way for a third quarter 2012 launch...

SYLMAR, Calif., Aug. 1, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Spectrolab Inc. has named Troy Dawson -- a leader with more than 25 years of satellite project management, engineering, and development...

BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 1, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) will provide Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) during the next stage of development of Thales...

LONG BEACH, Calif., July 31, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today in Long Beach integrated the forward, center and aft fuselages and the wing assembly of India's first C-17 Globemaster III during the...

ST. LOUIS, July 30, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently validated the integration of the next-generation Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System II/h (JHMCS II/h) on the company's F-15 Silent Eagle...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 30, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $338.7 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to produce and launch a tenth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 25, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 9 shipped the third of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites for the U.S. Air Force from the company's Satellite...

OTTAWA, Ontario, July 25, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected L-3 Communications MAS of Mirabel and General Dynamics Canada of Ottawa for two In-Service Support Program contracts...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 24, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today said that its legacy communications payload onboard the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-1) satellite has...

SYDNEY, July 24, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has awarded contracts totaling nearly US$1.85 million to Australian companies Lovitt Technologies Australia and Ferra Engineering to manufacture parts...

ST. LOUIS, July 23, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today said the U.S. Air Force has granted the F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) approval to begin Low Rate Initial Production 2 (LRIP 2) of 10...

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 20, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $65.8 million Lot 2 follow-on contract from the U.S. Air Force for nine B-1 Lancer bomber Integrated Battle Station (IBS)...

SEATTLE, July 20, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 17 delivered the second production P-8A Poseidon aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The P-8A is one of 13 low rate initial production (LRIP) maritime...

ST. LOUIS, July 19, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on June 29 received a firm-fixed-price contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command for the production of nearly 90 Harpoon Block II missiles and...

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 19, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force's Warner Robins (Ga.) Air Logistics Complex delivered the second C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) aircraft...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 18, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 17 opened a state-of-the-art Information Security Innovation Lab in Huntington Beach that will be used to prototype innovative...

SEATTLE, July 17, 2012 -- The second Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy completed its initial flight on July 12, taking off from Renton Field at 3:29 p.m. and landing two hours...

BRISBANE, Queensland, July 16, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has delivered the first two of 65 repainted aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)...

MESA, Ariz., July 12, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received the first 10 new fuselages designed specifically for the AH-64D Apache Block III attack helicopter from long-time supplier...

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., July 11, 2012 -- The new Boeing [NYSE: BA] CH-147F Medium-to-Heavy-Lift Helicopter for Canada is progressing ahead of schedule after making its first flight on June 24....

BRISBANE, Queensland, July 11, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Australian Super Hornet Intermediate Level Maintenance (ILM) facility at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base...

SEATTLE, July 11, 2012 -- Boeing's [NYSE: BA] first P-8I aircraft for the Indian Navy began its official flight test program July 7, taking off from Boeing Field in Seattle at 9:15 a.m. and...

Yayu Monica Hew FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 11, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and publisher Flightglobal today at the Farnborough Airshow named two students 2012 Engineering...

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 10, 2012 -- Embraer [NYSE: ERJ; BOVESPA: EMBR3] and Boeing [NYSE: BA] today at the Farnborough Airshow announced an agreement that further enhances the...

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 10, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Elbit Systems [NASDAQ and TASE: ESLT] today at the Farnborough Airshow signed a Memorandum of Understanding to...

SEATTLE, July 10, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it is offering a medium-sized Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) to the global market. MSA builds on technologies developed for...

FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 9, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today introduced its Intelligent Sensor, a new camera system that provides defense and security customers with fully...

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) today announced that its 787 Dreamliner will participate for the first time in flying displays at the Farnborough...

HOUSTON, June 27, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently demonstrated the dual-role propulsion features and performance of the Orbital Maneuvering Attitude Control (OMAC) engine on the service module...

SÃO PAULO, Brazil, June 26, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Embraer [NYSE: ERJ; BOVESPA: EMBR3] today announced an agreement to collaborate on the KC-390 aircraft program. Under this...

ST. LOUIS, June 25, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility,...

MILLVILLE, N.J., June 22, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army today in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville....

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 21, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] last week successfully completed its first major technical reviews for the cryogenic stages of the Space Launch System (SLS), bringing the team...

LONG BEACH, Calif., June 20, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the sixth United Arab Emirates (UAE) C-17 Globemaster III to the UAE Air Force and Air Defence earlier this month at the company's...

MOUNT HALEAKALA, Hawaii, June 20, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed a two-year modernization effort for the Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS), a powerful telescope used for...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 19, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated end-to-end communication using a terminal from the Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 18, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has completed the fifth of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force. The...

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., June 16, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful de-orbit and landing of the second X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV) for the U.S. Air Force...

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, June 14, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has selected Elbit Systems to provide a low-profile head-up display (LPHUD) that will be part of the Advanced Cockpit System...

ST. LOUIS, June 13, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy have successfully completed an in-flight demonstration of a satellite communications (SATCOM) system that, if implemented, will...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 13, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its supplier partners have completed the Critical Design Review of the MEXSAT Geomobile Satellite Communications System with their...

TOKYO, June 11, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that Sojitz Corporation, a global trading company headquartered in Tokyo, has entered into an agreement with Boeing's...

KARUP, Denmark, June 7, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has accepted delivery of the first Aluminum Launch Support Structure (ALSS) produced by Danish Aerotech A/S for ship-based deployment...

CHICAGO, June 5, 2012 – Boeing today announced that George Maffeo, vice president of 787 Supplier Management, Boeing Commercial Airplanes will succeed Boeing Japan president Mike Denton, who...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 5, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is leading a U.S. industry team that includes Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and Harris Corporation [NYSE: HRS] to pursue future...

SEATTLE, June 4, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on May 2 delivered the sixth and final Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Royal Australian Air Force...

ST. LOUIS, June 4, 2012 -- Boeing's [NYSE: BA] Phantom Eye unmanned airborne system (UAS) completed its first autonomous flight June 1 at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force...

BRISBANE, Queensland, June 3, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated its SATCOM on the Move (SOTM) product on a live Ka-band satellite network. The demonstration in May connected...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 31, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has delivered NASA three flight computer software test beds, the first critical element for flight software development in support...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., May 31, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded an 18-month study contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to evaluate...

BANGALORE, India, May 30, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on May 3 delivered to the U.S. Navy the first EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft with a cockpit subassembly produced by Bangalore-based...

HOUSTON, May 24, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully completed the software Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for its Commercial Crew Development (CCDev-2) initiative on May 18. CCDev-2 is part...

ST. LOUIS, May 23, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] co-sponsored a conference with the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) on May 2 in St. Louis to showcase current business...

SEATTLE, May 23, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and...

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 22, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered a fifth C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence earlier this month. The UAE...

ROKAF BASE GIMHAE, South Korea, May 21, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the third Peace Eye 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF)...

LONG BEACH, Calif., May 18, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered the United Kingdom's eighth C-17 Globemaster III to the Royal Air Force (RAF) today during a ceremony at the company's final...

ITAJUBÁ, Minas Gerais, Brazil, May 14, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] Super Hornet industry partner Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC] has signed Memorandums of Agreement (MOAs) with two Itajubá-based...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 10, 2012 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force completed the first manned flight of the QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) on May 4 at Cecil Field in...

MUKILTEO, Wash., May 8, 2012 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46 Tanker program has completed a Preliminary Design Review (PDR) with the U.S. Air Force, a key milestone in the development of the...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 8, 2012 -- The first class of 44 students has graduated from an Aegis Combat System (ACS) Certificate program established by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the University...

HOUSTON, May 3, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] successfully completed the second parachute drop test of the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 spacecraft on May 2 at the Delamar Dry Lake Bed...

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 2, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the company's Information Solutions division has completed the first international sale of eXMeritus HardwareWall, working...

ARLINGTON, Va., May 1, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has completed the first delivery of its tactical cross-domain technology, eXMeritus HardwareWall, to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc....

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 30, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today celebrates 50 years in Alabama, where employees play a vital role in building and sustaining the United States' space and...

HEATH, Ohio, April 26, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today marked the opening of a new Electrostatically Supported Gyro (ESG) repair line at the company's Heath facility. The new line increases the...

GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands, April 26, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter...

ST. LOUIS, April 24, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] delivered a second set of P-8A Poseidon training devices to the U.S. Navy on March 29 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla. The devices...

HOUSTON, April 20, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has signed an agreement with NASA's Mission Operations Directorate (MOD) at Johnson Space Center to collaborate on mission planning, training and...

SEATTLE, April 18, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has begun an extensive maintenance training program for Turkey's Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program at a Boeing...

ST. LOUIS, April 17, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] received a $12.5 million contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 12 for 1,116 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition...

ARLINGTON, Va., April 17, 2012 -- The Boeing Company today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) intention to procure fully integrated,...

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, April 13, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its Super Hornet industry partners toured the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais March 20-22 to assess the aerospace capabilities of...

ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2012 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will showcase a wide array of proven maritime capabilities that help ensure readiness for the U.S. Naval Services at this year's Navy...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., April 12, 2012 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the fourth Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite on...