Boeing announced it is investing in SparkCognition, an Austin, Texas-based company focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning in the fields of information technology security and industrial operations. It is the latest investment by the Boeing HorizonX venture arm established earlier this year. SparkCognition has established itself as a machine learning technology leader, developing a…
Boeing Raises Forecast for New Airplane Demand
Boeing has raised its forecast for new airplane demand, projecting the need for 41,030 new airplanes over the next 20 years valued at $6.1 trillion dollars. The company’s annual Current Market Outlook (CMO) was released today at the Paris Air Show, with total airplane demand rising 3.6 percent over last year’s forecast. “Passenger traffic has…
Boeing, UPS Announce Agreement for 767 Passenger to Freighter Conversions
Boeing and UPS announced an order at the 2017 Paris Air Show today to convert three 767 passenger airplanes into Boeing Converted Freighters. “The purchase and conversion of these 767s is a perfect example of how UPS is making smart investments to fuel profitable growth,” said UPS Airlines President Brendan Canavan. “This extension of our…
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Boeing to build all-electric propulsion satellite for ABS
Boeing is on contract to build ABS-8, the third all-electric propulsion 702SP (small platform) satellite for ABS, a commercial satellite provider based in Bermuda and Hong Kong. This satellite will expand broadcast and enterprise services to Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Russia, South Asia and Southeast Asia. “The procurement of ABS-8 shows our confidence…
Boeing Updates NATO AWACS with 21st Century Flight Deck, Avionics
Boeing recently completed the first flight of a NATO Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft with modern flight deck and avionics systems that replace 1970s-era analog systems. During the two-hour flight on Dec. 31 testers evaluated five full-color glass displays with customizable engine, navigation and radar data. The systems performed better than expected and…
Boeing Adapts Air Launched Small Bomb for Ground Launch
Boeing and Saab have proven that Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb I, originally developed for use by aircraft, can be adapted for launch from a ground artillery system. The companies recently tested the Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb (GLSDB), integrating the SDB I and M26 rocket motor technologies for the Multiple Launch Rocket System. The testing…
First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites Send On-Orbit Signals
Two Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellites, the first all-electric propulsion satellites to launch, have sent initial signals from space, marking the first step toward ABS, based in Bermuda, and Eutelsat, based in Paris, being able to provide enhanced communication services to their customers. What’s more, the satellites were launched as a conjoined stack on a…
Boeing, RAAF Test Extended Range Weapon
The Boeing Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER) demonstrated significant range increase while maintaining its expected accuracy during flight testing conducted by Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The testing centered on a new wing kit that, when used in conjunction with the weapon’s guidance kit, increases the bomb’s range from…
Boeing to Bring Precision to Laser Weapons on Navy Ships
Boeing has been awarded a $29.5 million contract to design and develop a beam control system that could provide exceptional accuracy for laser weapons on U.S. Navy warships. Boeing will begin to design a prototype High Power Beam Control Subsystem (HP BCSS) that’s compatible with High Energy Lasers (HEL) based on solid-state laser (SSL) technology.…
Boeing Training System Readies Marine Pilots for Mission
The V-22 team of Bell Helicopter and Boeing recently delivered two MV-22 Osprey flight training simulators to the HMX-1 Presidential Airlift Squadron, enabling Marine aviators to more efficiently train for their critical and highly-visible transport mission. With the simulators, which are installed at the squadron’s headquarters in Quantico, Va., aircrews can rehearse missions without having…
Boeing Opens Propulsion Systems Facility
Boeing recently celebrated the opening of its new propulsion engineering and assembly facility in North Charleston. READ: Boeing Centralizes Defense, Space Development Efforts The team of engineers, manufacturing and support personnel at Propulsion South Carolina (PSC) are responsible for the design and assembly of the 737 MAX engine nacelle inlet, the design of the 737…
Boeing Centralizes Defense, Space Development Efforts
Boeing is consolidating management of key defense and space development programs into a new organization to enhance its performance on the pre-production development activities that significantly influence its ability to provide customers with the right capabilities at the right time and cost. READ: Boeing Opens Propulsion Systems Facility “This BDS Development organization is the next…
Boeing Receives Contract to Modernize B-52
The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was built during the Cold War, but its digital capabilities have entered the 21st century thanks to Boeing’s ongoing Combat Network Communications Technology (CONECT) upgrade. READ: F-35 Nears Completion of All-Weather Testing On Jan. 28, the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a full rate production contract to deliver 10 CONECT kits…
Boeing Delivers Okay Airways’ First Next-Gen 737-900ER
Boeing and Okay Airways yesterday celebrated the delivery of the carrier’s first Next-Generation 737-900ER (Extended Range). The delivery marks the first 737-900ER to be delivered to a Chinese customer and is the first of eight 737-900ERs that Okay Airways has on order. “The 737-800 has been the backbone of our fleet and has fueled our…
Global Broadband Network Closer to Reality with Inmarsat-5 Launch
The second Boeing-built Inmarsat-5 satellite has sent its first signals from orbit, an essential step toward establishing Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network, the first global, high-speed mobile broadband service. “This second satellite brings us one step closer to providing global, mobile broadband service to commercial and government customers around the world,” said Mark Spiwak, president, Boeing…
Boeing Delivers Scoot’s First 787 Dreamliner
Boeing and Scoot Pte Ltd. have announced the delivery of the Singapore-based airline’s first 787 Dreamliner. The airplane will play a key role in the low-cost carrier’s strategic plan to expand its long-haul fleet. “We are excited to be taking delivery of our very first 787 Dreamliner,” said Scoot chief executive officer Campbell Wilson. “The…
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Ready for Demonstration Flights
The Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) program is ready for customer demonstration flights, having completed the baseline ground and flight testing of the aircraft mission systems. READ: Boeing 747-8 to Serve as Next Air Force One Flights for prospective customers around the world are scheduled to begin in the coming months. The mission system testing…
Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Ready for Demonstration Flights
The Boeing Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) program is ready for customer demonstration flights, having completed the baseline ground and flight testing of the aircraft mission systems. READ: U.S. Navy Approves Boeing, Lockheed Sensor System for Production Flights for prospective customers around the world are scheduled to begin in the coming months. The mission system testing…
U.S. Navy Approves Boeing, Lockheed Sensor System for Production
The F/A-18 Super Hornet infrared search and track (IRST) system, developed and integrated by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, received approval from the U.S. Navy to enter low-rate initial production. The IRST system consists of Lockheed Martin’s IRST21 sensor, the GE Aviation FPU-13 Fuel Tank Assembly and the Meggitt Defense Industry Environmental Control unit. The system…
Boeing Modernizes B-52 Bomber Weapons Bay Launcher
Boeing and U.S. Air Force personnel successfully installed the first prototype of a new B-52 bomber weapons bay launcher. The change improves the aircraft’s weapons capacity and mission flexibility. The upgrade modifies an existing common strategic rotary launcher into a conventional rotary launcher, enabling the B-52 to carry GPS-guided or “smart” weapons in the weapons…
Boeing Receives Orders for 336 Military Rescue Radios, System Upgrades
Boeing will deliver an additional 336 Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) radios, and upgrade the system’s global base station network, through new orders from the U.S. Air Force with a combined total value of about $9.7 million. The U.S. military uses the global CSEL communication system to aid the rescue of downed pilots and other…
Boeing Completes World’s First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites
Boeing has completed production of the world’s first all-electric propulsion satellites as preparations continue to launch the satellites, as a vertically stacked pair, next month. READ: Boeing Delivers F-22 Training Center with Advanced Visual System The Boeing 702SP (small platform) satellites are affordable and lightweight, and provide more options for movement to different orbital positions.…
Boeing Delivers F-22 Training Center with Advanced Visual System
Boeing has improved the realism of ground-based F-22 Raptor training by delivering the first simulators for that aircraft with an immersive, 360-degree visual environment. READ: Boeing Completes World’s First All-Electric Propulsion Satellites Two simulators were installed, each paired with the Constant Resolution Visual System (CRVS), Boeing’s patented display that provides high-resolution imagery for pilots to…
Boeing Achieves Milestone Year
Boeing employees helped the company set a record for the most commercial airplanes delivered in a single year at 723 in 2014, breaking the company record for a second consecutive year. The company’s sales team also booked 1,432 net orders, carrying a value of $232.7 billion at list prices, breaking the previous all-time high set…