Technical Directions Inc., a unit of Kratos' Unmanned Systems Division, entered into a memorandum of understanding to supply turbine engines for Boeing's Powered Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kit. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced Monday that the TDI-J85 turbine engine will help the Powered JDAM achieve high-end range strike capability.

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Leanne Caret, a Boeing executive and five-time Wash100 Award winner, has been elected to Deere & Company’s board of directors. Currently, Caret serves as an executive vice president at Boeing as well as president and CEO of the company’s defense, space and security business arm, Deere said Monday. John May, chairman and CEO of Deere, welcomed Caret to […] More

Boeing demonstrated virtually the capability of its manned-unmanned teaming software to perform aerial refueling missions using a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet and an MQ-25 Stingray drone. Boeing said Wednesday that a Super Hornet pilot tested the MUM-T software by sending commands to the MQ-25 drone to refuel the fighter jet during a demonstration […] More

Boeing will assume the capabilities and operations of a St. Louis-based facility that produces critical components for its F/A-18 and F-15 fighter jets after it agreed to buy the site from GKN Aerospace and its parent company Melrose Industries for an undisclosed sum. The Arlington, Virginia-headquartered aerospace and defense contractor said Friday it will also […] More

Boeing has received a potential five-year, $56.4 million contract from the U.S. Navy to provide engineering, maintenance and instrumentation support for the service branch's fleet of F/A-18 A-F and EA-18G aircraft. Contract work will occur in Patuxent River, Maryland, through April 2029, the Department of Defense said Tuesday.

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Boeing has received a $96.2 million contract modification from the U.S. Special Operations Command for the procurement of the MH-47G Chinook rotary wing renew build aircraft. The Department of Defense said Monday the award increases the obligated amount to an existing SOCOM task order to approximately $404.7 million.

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Dave Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing, will step down as chief executive of the Arlington, Virginia-based aerospace company at the end of 2024. Boeing announced on Monday a number of board and management changes including Calhoun's, Steve Mollenkopf's election to succeed Larry Kellner as board chair and Stephanie Pope's appointment as president and CEO of the company's commercial airplanes business.

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The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing's defense, space and security division a contract modification involving the purchase of its 12th communication space vehicle under the Wideband Global Satellite Communication constellation. The changes bring the project's total value to $3 billion, with $439 million obligated to Boeing at the time of the award, the Department of Defense announced Friday.

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Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems subsidiary announced the completion of a Tactically Responsive Space mission for the U.S. Space Force, called VICTUS NOX, demonstrating a capability for rapid on-orbit response to a national security threat.

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Boeing has delivered to the U.S. Navy an unmanned submarine capable of operating independently of a host vehicle. The company said Wednesday the Orca Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle is a novel autonomous submarine that is purpose-built for extended and critical underwater missions.

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Boeing has completed the research, development, test and evaluation phase for the MH-139A Grey Wolf. The aircraft manufacturer said Monday it will now transition to and concentrate on the production of the helicopters, with the delivery of the first low-rate production aircraft to the U.S. Air Force expected in mid-2024.

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Boeing is partnering with the Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration to launch an initiative that aims to foster the development and use of sustainable aviation fuel among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. The aerospace company said Thursday that the initiative seeks to address various challenges APEC countries might face in establishing or growing a market for SAF. These challenges include the production of the fuel itself and the formulation of policies underpinning SAF production and use.

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