Articles By: Boeing Company
Boeing Laser Systems Destroy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Tests
ALBUQUERQUE, NM: The Boeing Company in May demonstrated the ability of mobile laser weapon systems to perform a unique mission: track and destroy small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
During the U.S. Air Force-sponsored tests at the Naval Air Warfare Center in China Lake, Calif., the Mobile Active...
November 19th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Boeing Delivers 3rd Australian F/A-18F Super Hornet
ST. LOUIS: Boeing today announced that it delivered the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) third F/A-18F Block II Super Hornet three months ahead of schedule on Sept. 30, after completing production on the multirole fighter at Boeing Integrated Defense Systems' St. Louis facility.
Boeing publicly debuted...
November 9th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Unmanned Helicopter Flies with Foliage-Penetrating Radar
IRVINE, Ca: The Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopter successfully completed 20 test flights from Aug. 31 to Oct. 8 with the Foliage Penetration Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER). The tests, conducted at Fort Stewart, Ga., validated the radar-carrying A160T's...
October 15th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Boeing’s Laser JDAM Draws International Interest
St. Louis MO: Boeing has signed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts with the U.S. government to provide Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) to two international customers.
The FMS contracts are part of a $98 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for Laser JDAM production...
October 13th, 2009 | Missiles & Bombs News | Read More
Small Diameter Bomb II Engages Target in Flight Test
St. Louis MO: The Boeing GBU-40 Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II team successfully concluded a 42-month risk reduction program on Sept. 29 with a flight test in which the weapon impacted its target.
"Our design, development and testing have resulted in a highly capable, robust system that not only meets...
October 13th, 2009 | Missiles & Bombs News | Read More
Apache Demonstrate Future Force Interoperability
ST. LOUIS: Two Boeing programs, the Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) and the AH-64 Apache, participated in a successful integrated capabilities event this summer at the U.S. Army's C4ISR On-The-Move (OTM) Event 09 at Fort Dix, N.J.
For the first time during this large-scale exercise, Boeing flew a...
October 6th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
High Frequency Communications System Enters Service with ADF
BRISBANE, Queensland: Boeing Defense Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, today announced the successful introduction into service of its Modernized High Frequency Communication System (MHFCS) for Australian Defence Force (ADF) operations.
Boeing Defense Australia received official...
October 5th, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More
Harpoon Missile Tested with Updated Guidance Control
ST. LOUIS: A Boeing Harpoon Block II missile equipped with a redesigned Guidance Control Unit (GCU) flew for the first time in a test conducted on Sept. 10. It was launched from the USS Princeton off the coast of California and scored a direct hit on a land-based target on San Nicolas Island, Calif.
The...
September 18th, 2009 | Missiles & Bombs News | Read More
F-15E Radar Modernization Program Receives New Designation
ST. LOUIS: The Boeing F-15E Radar Modernization Program (RMP) recently received the designation of AN/APG-82(v)1 from the U.S. Air Force. The addition of the Raytheon-built APG-82 radar will incorporate Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar (AESA) technology into the F-15E strike fighter, increasing...
September 17th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
Boeing Delivers Qatar’s 2nd C-17 Globemaster III
LONG BEACH, CA: Boeing today delivered the Qatar Emiri Air Force's second C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony at the company's C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, completing Qatar's initial order for the world's most advanced airlifter.
"On behalf of the Qatar Emiri Air Force, I want to thank...
September 14th, 2009 | Air Force News | Read More
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UAE Selects Pilatus PC-21 Training System
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UK’s largest fully-autonomous Unmanned Aircraft completes flight trials
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Russian missile cruiser leaves Singapore
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Pakistan says towns cleared in Taliban offensive
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US Afghan supply flights over Russia still not on: US
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