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  • 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 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.

  • May 7, 2015
    US Navy also purchases four new P-8A trainers

    ST. LOUIS, May 7, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will provide the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with a complete training system for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft under a contract...

  • May 5, 2015
    New tandem-rotor helicopters modernise and expand Australia’s medium- and heavy-lift capabilities.

    TOWNSVILLE, Queensland, Australia, May 6, 2015 – At a ceremony yesterday at Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia commissioned their first two Boeing [NYSE: BA] CH-47F Chinook advanced configuration aircraft. It’s a major milestone in the updating of the Australian Army’s cargo helicopter fleet.

  • May 4, 2015
    Improvements tailor training devices to Royal Australian Air Force fleets

    ST. LOUIS, May 4, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will update two maintenance trainers for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) so they better support the RAAF’s F/A-18F and EA-18G aircraft....

  • Apr 30, 2015
    Bomber marks 30 years of service; adapts to changing battlespace

    ABILENE, Texas, April 30, 2015 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] B-1B Lancer celebrates its soon to be 30 years of service with the U.S. Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base this week – marking one...

  • Apr 15, 2015
    Royal Canadian Air Force facility supports world-class Chinook maintenance training

    PETAWAWA, Ontario, April 15, 2015 – In 2013 and 2014, The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) took delivery of 15 new Boeing-built CH-147F Chinook helicopters, among the most capable and...

  • Apr 13, 2015
    Upgraded system simplifies, aids aircraft maintenance; lowers cost for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps.

    ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the first of 10 upgraded aircraft diagnostic and maintenance systems to the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The devices, used for...

  • Apr 10, 2015
    Company will become part of Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary

    ST. LOUIS, Apr. 10, 2015; Boeing [NYSE: BA] has acquired 2d3 Sensing, a wholly owned subsidiary of OMG plc [LON: OMG] specializing in motion imagery processing of critical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data generated from aerial platforms.

  • Mar 25, 2015
    Launch is first of three planned in 2015

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., March 25, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites are steadily replenishing the orbiting constellation, continuing to improve reliability and accuracy for users around the world. The ninth GPS IIF reached orbit about three hours, 20 minutes after launching today aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and sent signals confirming its health.

  • Mar 12, 2015
    Improving capability, efficiency, situational awareness for operators

    SEATTLE, March 12, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently completed the first flight of a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with modern flight deck and avionics systems...

  • Mar 10, 2015
    Test proves effectiveness of new rocket artillery capability

    VIDSEL, Sweden, March 10, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab [Stockholm: SAAB] have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for...

  • Mar 9, 2015
    Pairs largest satellite manufacturer with one of the world’s largest cellular providers

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 9, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has taken an equity stake in SoftBank Satellite Planning Corp., which will develop concepts for a satellite-based disaster response communications system for Japan. The group will evaluate the concepts and propose them to Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications.

  • Mar 2, 2015
    The 702SP satellites launched as a stacked pair

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Mar. 2, 2015 – Two Boeing [NYSE: BA] 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. What’s more, the satellites were launched as a conjoined stack on a single SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, demonstrating a patented Boeing technology that promises to noticeably reduce launch costs.

  • Feb 24, 2015
    New wing kit increases Joint Direct Attack Munition’s range

    Brisbane, Australia, Feb. 24, 2015 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) demonstrated significant range increase while maintaining its expected...

  • Feb 17, 2015

    ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17, 2015 – British Prime Minister David Cameron praised Boeing [NYSE: BA] for providing excellent value, and a close partnership with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD), which led to a five-year extension of the contract under which Boeing supports the Royal Air Force’s Chinook helicopters.

  • Feb 17, 2015
    Directed energy expertise key to integrating laser weapons on ships

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Feb. 17, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a $29.5 million contract to design and develop a beam control system that could provide exceptional accuracy for laser...

  • Feb 11, 2015
    Jim O’Neill named president of BDS Development

    ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE:BA] is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production...

  • Feb 10, 2015
    Two MV-22 simulators delivered to Marine Air Facility Quantico

    ST. LOUIS, Feb. 10, 2015 – The V-22 team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing [NYSE: BA] recently delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron,...

  • Feb 4, 2015
    CONECT will be installed in 10 more bombers; upgrade improves situational awareness and mission effectiveness

    OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 4, 2015 – The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities have entered the 21st century thanks to Boeing’s [NYSE: BA]...

  • Feb 4, 2015
    Will facilitate data management for the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

    ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, Md., Feb. 4, 2015 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] will develop a new automated criminal history system for the state of Minnesota that will enhance access to critical data, enabling...

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