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Aug 29, 2015Third Inmarsat-5 satellite with new technology will allow global coverageEL 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.
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Aug 28, 2015U.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.
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Aug 26, 2015Joint 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.
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Aug 25, 2015World’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...
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Jul 29, 2015Australia 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, 2015Broadens tactical communications for U.S. and allied forcesCAPE 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.
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Jul 21, 2015Tests 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.
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Jul 20, 2015Technology 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, 2015Satellite reaches orbit, sends initial signalsCAPE 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.
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Jul 14, 2015Agreement 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.