Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Logs 150,000 Service Hours in Iraq and Afghanistan

Posted at: Tue Apr 14th, 2009

ST. LOUIS, April 13, 2009 -- The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and its subsidiary Insitu Inc., last week flew its 150,000th hour in service with the U.S. Marine Expeditionary Forces, U.S. Navy, U.S. Special Operations Command, Australian...

Sen. Chambliss (R-Ga.) To Fight To Restore F-22

Posted at: Tue Apr 14th, 2009

Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) continues to vow a fight on Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ plans to halt the F-22 Raptor program at 187 of the stealth jet fighters.In an April 13 teleconference call with reporters, Chambliss ...

Boeing Awarded $109M for P-8A Poseidon LRIP

Posted at: Tue Apr 14th, 2009

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a $109,098,924 advance acquisition contract to procure long lead materials in support of P-8A low rate initial production (LRIP) I aircraft, and production line slots in support of P-8A LRIP II aircraft.

Moving beyond the F-22 - OP/ED by SECAF Donley & CSAF Schwartz

Posted at: Tue Apr 14th, 2009

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The debate over whether to continue production of the F-22 Raptor has been one of the most politically charged and controversial budget issues in recent memory, spawning lobbying efforts that include contractor-sponsored newspaper ads a...

CH-47F Chinook Fielded by US Army's 82nd Airborne Division

Posted at: Tue Apr 14th, 2009

RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa., April 13, 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that a fourth U.S. Army unit has fielded the CH-47F Chinook helicopter. Company B, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, is based at Fort Bragg, N.C.