Boeing [NYSE: BA] says that the U.S. Air Force accepted control of the third Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) military communications satellite, after the spacecraft passed several weeks of rigorous on-orbit tests. WGS is the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest-capacity satellite communications system. WGS-3 completes the initial constellation of...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been awarded an $11.4 million contract to supply Laser Joint Direct Attack Munitions (Laser JDAM) to meet the U.S. Navy’s Direct Attack Moving Target Capability (DAMTC) requirement. The initial contract, which calls for the delivery of 23 munitions for testing and evaluation, is expected to lead to a production contract i...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has shipped the first Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite from the company’s satellite manufacturing facility in El Segundo to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida aboard a Boeing-built C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The new navigation spacecraft is now set to begin final preparations for launch. Space Vehic...

The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter successfully took to the sky for the first time today before more than 5, 000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders. The flight begins a test program for the world’s most efficient freighter. Under the control of 747 Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein and Capt. Tom Imrich, the new aircraft...

Boeing Defense Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), recently announced a major milestone for its Modernized High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS). The MHFCS has been in service with the Australian Defense Forces (ADF) for 130 days. The MHFCS is a long range, managed, strategic communications system which allo...

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has been awarded a $324 million Foreign Military Sales contract from the Electronics Systems Center at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., to upgrade France’s fleet of four E-3F Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, as well as the fleet’s ground system. “This upgrade — the largest ever for French ...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] has been selected by NASA to develop “critical technologies and capabilities” for the space agency’s Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) initiative, offering an opportunity “for the aerospace industry to develop concepts for future crewed space missions.” The Space Act Agreement for the CCDev project i...

Boeing [NYSE: BA] delivered a record five Apache Longbow Crew Trainers (LCTs) in 2009, with all five have declared “ready for training.” According to Boeing, the U.S. Army accepted two LCT deliveries at Fort Hood, Texas; one in Illesheim, Germany; and one at Fort Drum, N.Y. The Egyptian Air Force accepted the delivery of its...

Boeing has announced it has been awarded a five-year, In-Service Support contract for Project Wedgetail, Australia’s 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) program. The contract from Australia’s “Defence Materiel Organisation” is valued at $600 million. “Establishing a robust support program for the Wedgetai...

Boeing has announced that it has begun the first phase of assembling A-10 Thunderbolt replacement-wing set at its facility in Macon, Ga. The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing the contract, worth $2 billion, in June 2007 to supply up 242 A-10 replacement-wing sets through 2018. “This is a phenomenal accomplishment for this Boeing Macon team...