Boeing has received the Raytheon-made B-52 active electronically scanned array radar that will be utilized for system integration, verification and testing activities under a U.S. Air Force modernization program. RTX said Tuesday its Raytheon subsidiary used AESA technologies from AN/APG-79 radar as basis for the B-52 radar, which is envisioned to have better mapping and […] More

Boeing has received the Raytheon-made B-52 active electronically scanned array radar that will be utilized for system integration, verification and testing activities under a U.S. Air Force modernization program. Raytheon used AESA technologies from AN/APG-79 radar as basis for the B-52 radar, which is envisioned to have better mapping and detection range and enable more simultaneous target engagements. More

The U.S. Air Force completed the initial phase of the integrated test and evaluation of the Boeing-built F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighter aircraft. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron put the fighter jet through 19 large force exercise events, enabling the service to validate the use of air-to-ground and air-to-air standoff munitions as part of […] More

The U.S. Air Force completed the initial phase of the integrated test and evaluation of the Boeing-built F-15EX Eagle II multirole fighter aircraft. The 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron put the fighter jet through 19 large force exercise events, enabling the service to validate the use of air-to-ground and air-to-air standoff munitions as part of the IT&E Phase I. More

Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary and Firefly Aerospace have moved into a six-month hot standby phase for a Space Systems Command-led Tactically Responsive Space mission, called VICTUS NOX, and will wait for a callup to launch the payload within 24 hours. Once the Space Force issues a launch notice, the mission team will encapsulate and […] More

Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary and Firefly Aerospace have moved into a six-month hot standby phase for a Space Systems Command-led Tactically Responsive Space mission, called VICTUS NOX, and will wait for a callup to launch the payload within 24 hours. More

Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary and Firefly Aerospace have moved into a six-month hot standby phase for a Space Systems Command-led Tactically Responsive Space mission, called VICTUS NOX, and will wait for a callup to launch the payload within 24 hours. More

Boeing is preparing the U.S. Air Force’s newest fighter aircraft for flight testing ahead of its delivery to the service branch later in 2023. The defense contractor shared in a Linked post published Thursday that the F-15EX Eagle II multirole strike fighter has been moved from its factory to the ramp to prepare for its […] More

Boeing has marked a milestone in its development of an experimental plane as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. The company said Thursday the MD-90 airplane is now at a Boeing facility where it will undergo modifications to enable the Transonic Truss-Braced Wing configuration testing in support of the X-66A aircraft development. NASA envisions […] More

Boeing will modernize a pair of presidential aircraft for the government of India under a $94 million contract from the U.S. Air Force. The defense contractor will integrate and install aircraft modernization technology into two Boeing 777 aircraft operated by the Indian air force as part of the sole-source award, the Department of Defense said […] More

Boeing has secured the St. Louis Airport Commission’s approval to lease approximately 158 acres of land near Lambert International Airport for its planned $1.8 billion business expansion in the city, St. Louis Business Journal reported Wednesday. According to Boeing, the expansion project or “Operation Voyager” is aimed at enabling the aerospace company to further pursue […] More

A coalition of U.S. airlines will provide Boeing and NASA with feedback throughout the latter team’s work on the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project and the X-66A research aircraft development. Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines will comment on sustainable operations and airport compatibility, aircraft handling characteristics, maintenance and other […] More