Boeing Acquires Insitu to Expand Capabilities in Unmanned Systems
Posted on: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 | Boeing

ST. LOUIS, July 22, 2008 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced an agreement to acquire Insitu, Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost UAS used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnais...

MQ-9 Reaper enhances Air Force capabilities in Iraq
Posted on: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 | AFPN

JOINT BASE BALAD, Iraq (AFPN) -- The Air Force flew its first operational MQ-9 Reaper mission from here July 18, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Search effort continues following B-52 crash
Posted on: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 | AFPN

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- A joint-agency search continues for missing crew members following the crash July 21 of a B-52H Stratofortress bomber 25 miles off the northwest coast of Guam.

Top acquisition official: Tanker acquisition top priority
Posted on: Tue Jul 22nd, 2008 | AFPN

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Officials from the Government Accountability Office testified before Congress July 10 here about their decision to uphold Boeing's protests of the Air Force's selection of Northrop Grumman Corp. to produce 179 new tankers that would replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet.