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Boeing Australia Fires Up Engine on First Loyal Wingman Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN September 14, 2020

ATS Engine Test Boeing Australia powered up the commercial turbofan engine on the first Loyal Wingman aircraft in September, as part of ground testing and preparations for first flight. This milestone comes on the heels…

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Boeing Delivers SOCOM’s First Next-Gen Chinook Helicopter

WIL BALDWIN September 1, 2020

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is delivering new technologies and performance improvements to U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) with the Block II Chinook helicopter. Boeing’s Philadelphia team recently delivered the first MH-47G Block II Chinook to SOCOM…

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Boeing Delivers Interceptor Proposal to U.S. Missile Defense Agency

WIL BALDWIN August 12, 2020

Today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted its offer to the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) competition, proposing a design that leverages the company’s more than 60-year track record and expertise in…

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Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed Martin’s Indago 3 UAS For Tactical Reconnaissance And Surveillance

WIL BALDWIN August 4, 2020

Armasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin (LMT) for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army. Indago provides aerial reconnaissance in environments…

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Boeing’s Arizona Modification Line Yields First QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target

WIL BALDWIN August 2, 2020

A team from Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the U.S. Air Force completed the first QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target to undergo conversion from a modification line in Arizona. The aircraft was flown last month to Tyndall…

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Upcoming SpaceX Anasis-II Mission Launch Scheduled for July 20th

WIL BALDWIN July 20, 2020

SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for Falcon 9’s launch of the ANASIS-II mission, which will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The primary launch…

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Airbus Transforms A330’s into Multi Role Tanker Transports

WIL BALDWIN July 7, 2020

Having earned its reputation as the new-generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, Airbus’ A330 Multi Role Tanker Transports (MRTT's) are now being outfitted for their multi-mission duties in an optimised industrial process…

Morocco Orders 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters

WIL BALDWIN June 26, 2020

Deliveries are expected to begin in 2024 Morocco is the 17th country to acquire the Boeing AH-64 Apache through a contract for 24 of the helicopters that was recently signed. Boeing has delivered nearly 2,500 Apache…

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Bell Boeing Delivers 400th V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 13, 2020

The Bell Boeing [NYSE:BA] V-22 team recently delivered its 400th aircraft, a CV-22 for U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. The first production V-22 was delivered on May 24, 1999, and today deliveries occur under the Multi-year…

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Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet

WIL BALDWIN June 5, 2020

Super Hornet to become the fourth Boeing platform for the flight demonstration team.Boeing has modified Blue Angels since 2008 and delivered 23 aircraft to date. Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the first Super Hornet test…