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Boeing offers CH-47 Chinook to Poland

Boeing is offering the heavy-lift helicopter CH-47 Chinook to Poland. The announcement was made at the annual MSPO International Defence Industry Exhibition where Boeing is highlighting advanced defense systems, capabilities and services. “The Chinook has been a key part of…

Video: Boeing begins X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator modification

Boeing has begun extensive modification of an airplane that will become the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator (SFD), removing engines and completing 3D metrology scans to inform the plane’s design and build plan. The MD-90 jet’s original wings will soon be…

Boeing X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle embarks on seventh mission

The Boeing X-37B autonomous spaceplane launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, marking the beginning of its seventh mission. Mission will expand the United States Space Force's knowledge of the space environment by experimenting with future space domain awareness…

Boeing delivers first upgraded AH-64E Apache to Royal Netherlands Air Force

Boeing has delivered the first AH-64E Version 6, or v6, Apache helicopter featuring improved performance, sensors and software to the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). As part of a Foreign Military Sale through the U.S. Department of Defense, Boeing received…

Germany signs on for five new Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft

The German Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process. With this order, Germany becomes the eighth customer of the multimission maritime…

Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik partner for potential german P-8A Poseidon fleet support

Boeing signed agreements today with ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik that outline joint efforts to explore potential areas of collaboration in systems integration, training, support and sustainment work. The signed memorandum of understanding may lead to more definitive…

For the first time the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray remotely piloted aircraft refueling an F-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft

For the first time in history, the U.S. Navy and Boeing have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft – the Boeing-owned MQ-25™ T1 test asset – to refuel another aircraft. During a test flight June 4, MQ-25 T1 successfully extended…

Flying with the CH-47F Chinook helicopters of the 1st “Antares” Regiment of the Italian Army Aviation

Since 12 June 1993 Italian Army has an own aviation corp called AVES (AViazione dell'ESercito). The fleet is rappresented by AH 129 Mangusta in the ground attack role, UH-90 in transport and tactic support role, CH-47F in transport role and…

US Navy places order for more 11 additional Boeing P-8A Poseidon submarine hunters aircraft to patrol the globe

The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeinga $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the U.S. Navy fleet and two will go to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), a cooperative partner in…

Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey Soars Past 600,000 Fleet Flight-hours

The Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey has logged more than 600,000 flight-hours, providing continuous customer support to maintain mission readiness and transport critical cargo and personnel. Built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, and Boeing, the V-22 fleet has…

US Air Force receives the first F-15EX

The U.S. Air Force officially accepted the first F-15EX from the Boeing Co. March 10 at the company’s St. Louis facility. The new fighter is a two-seat aircraft—though operable by a single pilot—with fly-by-wire flight controls, digital cockpit displays, and…

Meggitt awarded a large multi-million contract with Boeing for the supply of 737 Max’s cockpit indicators

Meggitt PLC, a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, has signed a long-term, £multi-million agreement with Boeing for the supply of cockpit indicators on the 737 MAX. The…

Boeing Loyal Wingman drone completes first flight

Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft. The flight of the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50…

Boeing Loyal Wingman drone conducts first high-speed taxi test

Boeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman in preparation for first flight. Boeing test personnel monitored the aircraft’s performance and instrumentation from a ground control station to…

US Navy aviators learn to “fly” the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler

U.S. Navy aviators are already learning how to “fly” the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueler before the first air vehicle comes off the production line. Four Navy air vehicle operators (AVOs) from VX-23, the Navy’s developmental test squadron, and VX-1, the…

Boeing delivers UK’s third P-8A Poseidon to new home at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland

Boeing has successfully delivered the latest addition to the RAF's P-8A Poseidon fleet, which touched down wednesday at Royal Air Force Lossiemouth. Named Terence Bulloch DSO DFC after one of the most decorated RAF pilots in Coastal Command during the…

WTO to authorise tariffs on $4 billion of US exports to the European Union in the Boeing subsidies case

The WTO has announced its decision that the European Union will be authorised to impose tariffs on USD 4 billion of US goods exported to the European Union every year. This follows four previous WTO panel and appellate reports from…

Keep trust in Air Travel: International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) demonstrated the low incidence of inflight COVID-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases. Since the start of 2020 there have been 44 cases of COVID-19 reported in which transmission is thought to…

US Army Chinook takes flight with GE Aviation T408 engine

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center achieved its first flight of a Chinook with GE Aviation’s T408 engines, a milestone that could expand the capabilities of future Chinook heavy-lift missions. This first flight is the…

Boeing Australia fires up engine on first Loyal Wingman aircraft

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 of Boeing completing the first unmanned Loyal Wingman…

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