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    Virginia-Based GovCon Companies Named to 2023 Fortune 1000 List

    Several Virginia-based defense, aerospace and government services companies landed spots on the 2023 Fortune 1000 list, which ranks the 1,000 largest U.S. public and private corporations by total revenue, Virginia Business reported Monday. Boeing and Raytheon Technologies, previously based in Chicago and Massachusetts, respectively, relocated their headquarters to Arlington County in 2022. New to the […] More

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    Boeing, ST Engineering Seal Memorandum of Understanding to Explore P-8A Collaboration Opportunities

    Boeing and ST Engineering have agreed to pursue collaborative work on the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft. The two companies will consider partnering to integrate systems, distribute parts and perform support services for the multirole aircraft platform under a signed memorandum of understanding, Boeing said Monday. U.S. and foreign military customers procured the […] More

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    Boeing Commences Construction of Advanced Coatings Center in St. Louis

    Boeing broke ground on its future Advanced Coatings Center in St. Louis in line with its division’s multibillion-dollar Production System of the Future expansion plan. The 47,500 square-foot military aircraft production facility will be operated by Phantom Works, the research, development and prototyping entity of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, the company said Friday. Boeing […] More

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    Boeing Unveils MQ-28 Ghost Bat Drone

    Boeing provided the public a first look at its MQ-28 Ghost Bat unmanned aerial system housed at the company’s Phantom Works facility outside St. Louis, Breaking Defense reported Thursday. The defense contractor unveiled Ghost Bat months after the U.S. Air Force announced that it was planning to begin flight experiments with the UAS to learn […] More

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    Boeing Unveils Data Modeling Tool to Help Aviation Sector Reach Net Zero Emissions Goal

    Boeing has released for public use a data modeling tool designed to analyze the lifecycle of alternative sources of energy for aviation and measure the ability to reduce aviation’s carbon emissions. The Boeing Cascade Climate Impact Model can be accessed on the company’s Sustainable Aerospace Together hub and could help measure aircraft fleet renewal and […] More

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    Companies Work on Modernization Plans to Keep Army’s Helicopter Fleet Operational for Decades More

    Aircraft manufacturers are working on modernization plans to keep the U.S. Army’s current fleet of helicopters flying for the next three to four decades even if the military branch intends to deploy two future vertical lift programs – Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft – by the early 2030s, Defense News reported […] More

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    Teams Led by Raytheon, Lockheed to Work on Evolved Strategic SATCOM Ground Segment

    Two teams led by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies have received prototype demonstration agreements from Space Systems Command to support the ground segment of the Evolved Strategic SATCOM program. The command said Tuesday it awarded the agreements through the Space Enterprise Consortium’s other transaction authority in support of the ESS Ground Resilient Integration & Framework […] More

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    12 Companies Secure NASA Tech Development Opportunity for Moon to Mars Mission

    NASA awarded contracts to 12 companies under the Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity to help advance its Moon to Mars mission objectives. The space agency said Wednesday it chose 16 proposals focused on space component and equipment development, design, manufacturing and testing. As part of the unfunded Space Act agreements, NASA will share its facilities and […] More

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    Boeing Reveals Military Satcom Satellite Design With Tactical Payload

    Boeing introduced the design of its new military satellite with a payload hosted on U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global Satcom (WGS)-11 spacecraft.  The Protected Wideband Satellite design incorporates the Protected Tactical Satcom prototype payload and integrates anti-jam capabilities and military satellite communications through Boeing’s 702X software-defined satellites, the aerospace company said Thursday.  The PTS-P tactical […] More

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    Boeing Completes Delivery of 2nd SES Broadband Satellite Pair

    Boeing has handed a second pair of O3b mPOWER broadband satellites over to SES, four months after the first two systems reached medium Earth orbit to provide connectivity for government and enterprise customers. The deliveries were part of an 11-unit production contract with the Luxembourg-headquartered satellite operator, Boeing said Tuesday. 03b mPOWER is designed with […] More

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    Boeing’s Insitu Subsidiary Unveils Integrator VTOL Drone Tech at Navy League Expo

    Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, has introduced its Integrator unmanned aerial system capable of vertical take-off and landing at the Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in Maryland. Integrator uses Hood Tech’s Flying Launch and Recovery System to launch vertically from ships without reducing payload capacity or minimizing flight endurance, Insitu said Monday. The VTOL platform works […] More