The United States Army has selected a General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing team to develop a prototype 300kW-class solid state Distributed Gain High Energy Laser Weapon System. The… Continue reading "US Army Contracts General Atomics-Boeing Team To Build High Energy Laser Weapon Prototype"
Boeing has announced the signing of a contract worth $136 million with the United States Army for the first production CH-47F Block II Chinooks. In an October 1 press release,… Continue reading "First Production Contract Signed For CH-47F Block II Chinooks"
Northrop Grumman, designer and manufacturer of the Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array radar used on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, has announced that production of the first… Continue reading "First Royal Air Force Wedgetail Radar Now In Production"
The United States Department of State today approved the possible sale of a single E/A-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft to Australia. If the sale is confirmed the aircraft will replenish Australia’s Growler… Continue reading "Australia Looks Set to Replenish it’s Growler Fleet with US Approval for Replacement Aircraft"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Systems Air Command jointly announced on 27 September that the Navy had received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet. The first of… Continue reading "US Navy Takes Delivery Of First New Production Block III Super Hornet"
Boeing has chosen the town of Toowoomba in Queensland, Australia as the location for its first aircraft assembly facility outside of its home region of North America to produce its… Continue reading "Boeing to Build Loyal Wingman Factory in Australia"
Boeing has officially rolled out the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s first F-15QA, with the aircraft also officially dubbed “Ababil,” a reference to the protective ‘flock of birds’ mentioned in the… Continue reading "Boeing Officially Rolls Out Qatar’s F-15QA Ababil"
Norway’s Defense Materials Agency has announced the start of work to install mission systems and sensors on the Royal Norwegian Air Force’s first P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, Vingtor. The… Continue reading "Mission Systems Installation Begins On Norway’s First P-8 Poseidon"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy jointly announced on Thursday the successful completion of the MQ-25 Stingray’s second-ever unmanned in-flight refueling mission. The test flight out of MidAmerica St. Louis Airport… Continue reading "MQ-25 Stingray Successfully Refuels E-2D In Second Refueling Test"
The Indian Navy received its tenth P-8I “Neptune” from Boeing, on the 13 July. It is the second of four new P-8I’s ordered by the Navy in 2016 under a… Continue reading "India Expands Maritime Surveillance Capabilities with arrival of 10th P-8I ‘Neptune’"