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Visiongain published on Oct. 10 a new report on the $238-billion homeland security market that forecasts renewed growth for prime markets in Europe and North America and a surge in demand from Asia and the Middle East. The market analyst said the industry is poised to go through an expansion as it takes in new […] More
A new Boeing technology has delivered protected military communications through a ground user terminal and a satellite network during government-backed tests. The company’s anti-jamming platform is designed with a tactical networking waveform that aims to protect signals from adversarial interference and cyber threats, Boeing said Tuesday. “We’ve confirmed this technology can be applied quickly and […] More
Boeing has received signal confirmation that its eighth GPS IIF satellite in space has started to prepare for full operations after its launch from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The GPS IIF-8 satellite launched aboard United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket and is the last launch for the U.S. Air Force program this year, Boeing said Wednesday. “The schedule this year […] More
Boeing has partnered with six Danish companies to pursue business opportunities in the defense and aerospace industries. Boeing inked agreements with Danish Aerotech, Falck Schmidt Defence Systems, IFAD, Multicut, Systematic and Terma in connection with Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet offering to Denmark, Boeing said Thursday. “The areas of cooperation identified in these agreements draw upon the specialized capabilities of Danish industry to […] More
Insitu, a Boeing subsidiary, has upgraded its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle platform. ScanEagle 2 features a reciprocating internal combustion propulsion system that is built for small UAS, Insitu said Wednesday. “ScanEagle 2 will shepherd us into the next two decades as we focus on reliability and affordability and enter the civil/commercial market,” said Ryan Hartman, Insitu president and […] More
Boeing has partnered with Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China for a project that aims to convert used cooking oil into biodiesel fuel for the aviation market. The companies established a demonstration facility that will use a Hangzhou Energy & Engineering Technology-built technology designed to produce up to 160 gallons of jet fuel derived from purified […] More
Business information provider Visiongain has unveiled its list of top 20 unmanned aerial vehicles and systems manufacturers in the world. The report predicts the specialties companies will choose in the field and how new players will try to stake a claim on a market that could undergo key structural changes amid an emergent commercial UAVs segment, Visiongain said Monday. “Although increasingly competitive, the […] More
Boeing has concluded the development and testing phase of a commercial crew transportation system the company built for NASA. The testing represents the final milestone for the the CST-100 spacecraft and Atlas V rocket under Boeing’s four-year agreement with NASA, the space agency said Friday. NASA intends for the spacecraft to transport crew members to the International Space Station […] More
Boeing‘s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle landed at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California late last week after spending 674 days in orbit and completing its third test mission for the U.S. Air Force. Ken Torok, the company’s director of experimental systems, said Friday the reusable unmanned space plane’s latest experimental mission for the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office brings the program’s total […] More
Boeing and SpaceX have been told by NASA to continue work under the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability program to help transport U.S. astronauts to and from the International Space Station. The agency said Thursday it instructed the companies to proceed despite a pending protest with the Government Accountability Office because a halt to work could “delay meeting critical crew size requirements, and may result […] More
BAE Systems plans to team up with Patria to bid for Australia’s potential $9.28 billion armored fighting vehicle program, Defense News reported Sunday. Nigel Pittaway writes Boeing Defense Australia and Iveco-Oto Melara also plan to forge a partnership to participate in the Land 400 initiative. Australia wants to procure military-off-the-shelf combat reconnaissance vehicles, infantry fighting vehicles and maneuver support vehicles in order […] More
Curt Nothstine oversees all finance-related activities for Boeing‘s network and space systems business as the unit’s chief operating officer and vice president. He elevated to his current role in 2012 after two years of service as director of accounting in the aerospace company’s defense, space and security segment and is a former board member of Alsalam Airlines. […] More
