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Aug 22, 2011
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has completed on-orbit checkout and...
Aug 22, 2011Royal Air Force to receive helicopters starting in 2013RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Aug. 22, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $1.64 billion (£1 billion) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide 14 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters and...
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Aug 18, 2011Autonomous ScanEagle, Procerus Unicorn communicate over search area
(8:50 a.m. ET update corrects MAHN reference in 2nd paragraph) WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced the successful autonomous communications and operation of dissimilar...
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Aug 18, 2011
OAKEY, Queensland, Aug. 18, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that it will use a Helimod helicopter simulator leased from Ryan Aerospace to help train Australian Army pilots to fly Bell...
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Aug 16, 2011Team uses ScanEagle and Puma UAVs in multiservice exercise
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 16, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has successfully demonstrated the company's newest narrowband communications relay aboard two unmanned aerial...
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Aug 15, 2011Aug. 18 public hearing will discuss Super Hornet offering to Brazilian Air Force
BRASILIA, Brazil, Aug. 15, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business unit will showcase the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II simulator inside the...
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Aug 9, 2011
ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has completed the acquisition of Solutions Made Simple Inc. (SMSi), an information services provider for the U.S. government...
Aug 9, 2011Intelsat IS-22 completes UHF hosted payload test in 1 dayEL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 9, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Space & Intelligence Systems division has completed a key compatibility test of its UHF hosted payload with the...
Aug 8, 2011STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] joined the U.S. Air National Guard at Stewart Air National Guard Base (ANGB) on Aug. 6 to commemorate the base's transition...
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Aug 8, 2011Alliance will provide secure microgrid management solutions that lower costs and increase efficiency
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Siemens [NYSE: SI] today announced a strategic alliance for the joint development and marketing of "smart grid" technologies to improve energy...
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Aug 4, 2011Proposal would fortify industrial base, yield substantial savings to U.S. government
PATUXENT RIVER, Md., Aug. 4, 2011 -- The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Bell Helicopter – Textron [NYSE: TXT], announced today that...
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Aug 4, 2011
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4, 2011 – Five new Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF's fleet of the advanced...
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Aug 4, 2011Reliable United Launch Alliance rocket to launch in 2015
HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has selected the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to launch the Boeing Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100...
Jul 29, 2011LONG BEACH, Calif., July 29, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 28 delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence at the C-17...
Jul 27, 2011MUKILTEO, Wash., July 27, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today unveiled its updated KC-46 Aerial Refueling Trailer at Rodeo 2011, a U.S. Air Force and Air Mobility Command readiness competition at...
Jul 26, 2011JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash., July 26, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] joined the U.S. Air Force today at Joint Base Lewis-McChord to help dedicate a C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the members of...
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Jul 26, 2011Dennis Swanson to enhance customer focus and industry relationships, pursue new sales opportunities
NEW DELHI, July 26, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that Dennis D. Swanson has been named International Business Development vice president for Boeing Defense, Space &...
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Jul 25, 2011Team has initial contract to build a laser weapon demonstrator unit
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., July 25, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Directed Energy Systems (DES) division has signed a teaming agreement with BAE Systems to develop the Mk 38 Mod 2...
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Jul 21, 2011Harpoon is the Navy’s all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system
ST. CHARLES, Mo., July 21, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Navy recognized the 40th anniversary of the Harpoon Missile System today at a ceremony near the company’s St. Charles facility....
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Jul 21, 2011New Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) system tracks targets via infrared emissions
ST. LOUIS, July 21, 2011 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Infrared Search and Track (IRST) program received a Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum from the U.S. Navy on July...
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Jul 21, 2011Key technology partner to join Boeing's Information Solutions division
ARLINGTON, Va., July 21, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced an agreement to acquire Solutions Made Simple Inc. (SMSi), an information services provider for the U.S. government and the...
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Jul 20, 2011Boeing’s Super Hornet offering in F-X2 fighter aircraft competition will bring Brazil a comprehensive industrial partnership program
SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS, Brazil, July 20, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today conducted an industry forum in São José dos Campos to share with local businesses and universities the broad spectrum of...
Jul 19, 2011RENTON, Wash., July 19, 2011 -- The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon production aircraft completed its first flight on July 7, taking off from Renton Field and landing three hours later at...
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Jul 19, 2011Integrated surveillance system will detect threats to key resources along Delaware River
RIDLEY PARK, Pa., July 19, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and the Delaware County Council today jointly announced that Delaware County has awarded the company a multiyear contract to...
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Jul 18, 2011Hardware qualification tests 90 percent complete
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 18, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the hardware and software development of its Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals (FAB-T) program is...
Jul 16, 2011Navigation satellite begins post-launch operational testsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., July 16, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received the first on-orbit signals from the second of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites it is building for the U.S....
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Jul 14, 2011GPS IIF-2 rescheduled for launch on July 16
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., July 14, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that the second of 12 GPS IIF satellites it is building for the U.S. Air Force has successfully completed prelaunch testing....
Jul 12, 20112 additional EA-18G squadrons now deployedST. LOUIS, July 12, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] EA-18G Growlers operated by U.S. Navy electronic attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island,...
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Jul 11, 2011
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio, July 11, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on July 9 joined the U.S. Air Force Reserve at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to commemorate the base's transition to the...
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Jul 8, 2011
ST. LOUIS, July 8, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that the Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis raised more than $2.6 million during its 2011 annual campaign. The...
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Jul 6, 2011Dedicated workforce has supported shuttle program since 1972
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., July 6, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers and technicians are preparing Space Shuttle Atlantis and its payload for the program's final mission, which is scheduled to...
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Jul 5, 2011Modifications will improve Lancer’s situational awareness, communications
LONG BEACH, Calif., July 5, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has been awarded a $99.5 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to integrate three major modifications on the B-1 Lancer...
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Jul 1, 2011
ST. LOUIS, July 1, 2011 -- Leon Panetta today became the United States’ 23rd secretary of defense, succeeding Robert Gates, who had served in the position since December 2006. The Boeing Company...
Jun 29, 2011Jammer MALD-J expands B-52’s defensive roleWICHITA, Kan., June 29, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] earlier this month supported the U.S. Air Force in the first powered launch of a Miniature Air Launched Decoy Jammer (MALD-J) from a B-52. The...
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Jun 29, 2011
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., June 29, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the company's Fort Walton Beach facility has earned AS9100 certification following an audit by outside firm Det...
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Jun 27, 2011Laser beam control system, subassemblies installed on tactical truck
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., June 27, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] recently completed system integration of key components for the U.S. Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator (HEL TD)....
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Jun 27, 2011Navy plans to add unmanned surveillance and strike system to fleet in 2018
ST. LOUIS, June 27, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has received a $480,000 study contract from the U.S. Navy to support pre-Milestone A activities including development of a concept of operations, an...
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Jun 23, 2011Fort Walton Beach recognized for C-130 electronic manual
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., June 23, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the company’s Special Operations Forces program has been honored by the U.S. Air Force for outstanding support to...
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Jun 22, 2011Nationwide team to support US Air Force aerial refueling aircraft
ST. LOUIS, June 22, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the supplier team that will provide key components for the U.S. Air Force's KC-46 Tanker. The Air Force selected Boeing on...
Jun 21, 2011RENTON, Wash., June 21, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] began final assembly of the Indian navy's first P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft this month at the company's Renton factory. The...
Jun 21, 20115 C-130 Avionics Modernization Program aircraft will fly in IOT&E programPALMDALE, Calif., June 21, 2011 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) is making final preparations for five aircraft to enter the U.S. Air Force Initial Operational...
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Jun 17, 2011Former rear admiral to oversee expansion of security technology and service capabilities
ARLINGTON, Va., June 17, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today named retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Ray Spicer executive vice president of Strategy and Business Development for Boeing Kestrel...
Jun 16, 2011High-altitude long endurance unmanned airborne system marks major milestone in preparation for 1st flightST. LOUIS, June 16, 2011 -- The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Phantom Eye high altitude long endurance (HALE) unmanned airborne system completed 12 days of ground vibration and structural mode interaction...
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Jun 15, 2011
LONG BEACH, Calif., June 15, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that India’s Ministry of Defence has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to acquire 10 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III...
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Jun 14, 2011Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades reductions to occur through 2011
WICHITA, Kan., June 14, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced a reduction of approximately 225 jobs at Boeing Defense, Space & Security’s Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades (MM&U)...
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Jun 13, 2011Commercial crew system on track for operational capability in 2015
HOUSTON, June 13, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] on May 19 completed the Delta System Definition Review (SDR) of the company's Crew Space Transportation (CST)-100 space capsule design. The milestone...
Jun 10, 2011LONG BEACH, Calif., June 10, 2011 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered a second C-17 Globemaster III airlifter to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force and Air Defence today at the C-17 program's...
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Jun 9, 2011Boeing to provide system integration and testing support for next-generation satellite network
SPRINGFIELD, Va., June 9, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has received a contract from Thales Alenia Space to provide system integration and testing support for...
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Jun 9, 2011Strategic cooperation to benefit Malaysian defense, aerospace sectors
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, June 9, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced that its Defense, Space & Security unit has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with three Malaysian...
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Jun 7, 20114 National Command Authority aircraft to receive Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management upgrade
WICHITA, Kan., June 7, 2011 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced it has been awarded phase one of the Communications Navigation Surveillance/Air Traffic Management (CNS/ATM) E-4B...