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Boeing has won a three-year, $58.6 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency to implement a technology risk reduction effort for a kill vehicle designed to destroy objects in space. The Defense Department said Friday the contract is part of MDA’s strategy to optimize performance and reduce risk for the Multi-Object Kill Vehicle‘s advanced communications, engagement management […] More
Sweden would consider buying the trainer aircraft from a team composed of Boeing and Saab to replace its aging fleet of trainer jets if both companies land the T-X contract with the U.S. Air Force, Defense News reported Monday. Col. Magnus Liljegren, head of Sweden’s air force department, told reporters during a Monday briefing in Stockholm that […] More
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $42.5 million contract modification to deliver eight deployable mission readiness trainers for the service branch’s P-8A maritime aircraft. Boeing will also provide P-8A mode control panels and program management and engineering services under the modification, the Defense Department said Tuesday. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division obligated the full amount of the […] More
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force have demonstrated the capacity of an airborne networking system to facilitate and secure communications between multiple aircraft and ground stations. The company said Monday its Talon HATE networking system helped F-15C pilots share information via the military’s Link 16, Common Data Link and Wideband Global Satellite Communications System during a flight test held at Nellis Air […] More
A joint Defense Department agency and a government-industry consortium inked a memorandum of understanding to help define open avionics standards for military aircraft. The Future Airborne Capability Environment Consortium (FACE,) a coalition of government and industry organizations which aims to determine open avionics standards for military aircraft, issued the memo with the DoD agency, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The memorandum will […] More
L3 Technologies has achieved on-time delivery of the first Boeing-built KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft under L3’s contractor logistics support contract with the U.S. Air Force. New York City-based L3 said Thursday its Vertex Aerospace division received the aircraft in January 2017 and performed heavy maintenance check on the KC-10 within six months, in partnership with subcontractor HAECO/TIMCO. Vertex Aerospace […] More
Boeing has decided not to compete for a U.S. Navy program to provide an over-the-horizon cruise missile designed to be launched from frigates and littoral combat ships due to continuing changes in system requirements, Defense News reported Tuesday. Christopher P. Cavas writes Troy Rutherford, director of cruise missile systems at Boeing’s defense business, said the […] More
Boeing and BAE Systems have concluded a critical design review of an electronic warfare warning platform for the U.S. Air Force’s fleet of F-15 fighter aircraft. The companies wrapped up the CDR phase on the Eagle Passive/Active Warning Survivability System in February as part of the F-15 modernization program, BAE said Monday. EPAWSS is designed to […] More
Boeing has added a sixth aircraft to its tanker test program to help expand the company’s capacity to conduct ground and flight-test activities. The company said Tuesday that it conducted test activities on the new KC-46A multi-role tanker to evaluate the aircraft’s capacity to operate through radar- and radio tower-produced electromagnetic fields. “Adding another tanker will help […] More
Boeing has joined the push for the White House tax reform plan, which includes a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. corporate tax system that would simplify the tax code to three income brackets and reduce itemized deductions. Although the plan released by the White House did not include details of a controversial “Border Adjustment Tax,” Boeing CEO […] More
Boeing has secured a $49.8 million contract from the U.S. Navy to help extend the service life of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft beyond its original operational life of 6,000 flight hours. The Defense Department said Tuesday Boeing will perform work under the Service Life Assessment Program and Service Life Extension Program through April 2021 in St. Louis, Missouri and […] More
A team comprised of Boeing and Saab has flown a second production-ready aircraft that both companies built for the U.S. Air Force‘s T-X trainer competition. Boeing said Monday its T-X aircraft model completed a one-hour flight test that demonstrated the key features and performance of the platform. The Boeing-Saab alliance completed the first flight of an initial trainer offering for the Air Force in December. “This aircraft was built to Air Force requirements […] More
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