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    Orbital ATK Provides Hardware for ULA Satellite Launch Missions With NASA, NRO

    Orbital ATK provided composite structures and motors for three rockets that  United Launch Alliance used to send one NASA spacecraft and two National Reconnaissance Office payloads into orbit. ULA launched the Boeing-built Tracking and Data Relay Satellite-M as well as the NROL-42 and NROL-52 national security satellites using Atlas V rockets within an eight-week period, Orbital ATK said Tuesday. Orbital ATK manufactured […] More

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    Report: Boeing, Lockheed to Design Navy XLUUV Based on Echo Voyager, Marlin Underwater Drones

    Boeing and Lockheed Martin have begun to design an extra large unmanned undersea vehicle under two separate contracts awarded by the U.S. Navy, USNI News reported Tuesday. The Navy awarded a $42.3 million contract to Boeing and a $43.2 million contract to Lockheed in September under the initial phase of the Orca XLUUV acquisition program. Lance Towers, director of […] More

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    ULA’s Atlas V Carries NRO Natl Security Payload to Orbit

    United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin, has deployed a National Reconnaissance Office payload into space aboard its Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The NROL-52 payload lifted off Sunday at 3:28 a.m. Eastern time to support NRO’s national security mission, ULA said Sunday. The company launched NROL-52 using an Atlas […] More

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    Report: Trump Administration Plans New Rules to Ease US Military Drone Exports

    The White House is on track to complete new policies that aim to facilitate the sale of U.S.-built military unmanned aircraft systems to international customers and help U.S. drone manufacturers compete with Israeli and Chinese counterparts, Reuters reported Wednesday. The Trump administration also intends to relax international restrictions on U.S. drone exports through the renegotiation […] More

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    Oshkosh Introduces Joint Light Tactical Vehicle with Missile, IED Resistance Upgrades

    Oshkosh Defense has unveiled a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle which features a new missile upgrade and a capacity to endure attacks from ground-based improvised explosive devices, Task and Purpose reported Wednesday. The Oshkosh Defense JLTV was demonstrated at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting in Washington to highlight the platform’s modularity and features. The […] More

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    Report: Army Interested in Airborne Laser Weapons

    The U.S. Army looks to adopt high-energy laser technology for the service branch’s fixed-wing and rotocraft aircraft platforms, Flightglobal reported Wednesday. “It’s a capability we’re interested in,” Col. Joe Hoecherl, Army Apache program manager, was quoted as saying. Ben Allison, HEL product lead at Raytheon, told Flightglobal the company aims to help address the Army’s airborne laser requirements after both […] More

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    Report: Brett Newell Appointed Boeing South Australia Regional Director

    Brett Newell, P-8 Poseidon program manager at the Australian defense business of Boeing, has been named as the unit’s regional director for South Australia, Defence Connect reported Monday. The report said the nearly 11-year company veteran will lead Boeing Defence Australia’s industry collaboration, education partnership,  community engagement and workforce growth initiatives across the region in his new position. […] More

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    Boeing Taps Austest Laboratories to Help Assess Equipment for Australia’s Comms System

    Boeing has selected Austest Laboratories to help evaluate the strength and durability of equipment used for Australia’s battlespace military communication system, Defence Connect reported Monday. Austest Laboratories will help assess the Project Currawong battlespace communication system designed to offer wideband voice, data and video services across wireless and wired infrastructure for deployed forces and land-based […] More

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    Insitu-Esri Team Demos UAV Platform in Firefighting Mission

    Boeing‘s Insitu subsidiary and Esri have collaborated to conduct test flights of an unmanned aerial vehicle technology that was equipped with geographic information system designed to aid firefighting missions. The flights took place at a Federal Aviation Administration test range in Warm Springs, Oregon, and sought to demonstrate the potential of ScanEagle UAS to help firefighters and fire […] More

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    NanoRacks Raises Funds to Accelerate ISS Commercial Airlock Module Production

    NanoRacks has wrapped up a bridge round of investments that will support the company’s efforts to produce an airlock technology designed for the International Space Station. New York-based financial services company Space Angels led the funding round to help expedite the production of Commercial Airlock Module, NanoRacks said Tuesday. NASA and NanoRacks signed a Space Act Agreement […] More

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    Arianespace Launches Boeing-Built Digital Satellite for Intelsat

    Intelsat‘s digital satellite launched Friday aboard Arianespace‘s Ariane 5 rocket to deliver connectivity to customers in the Americas, Africa and Europe. Intelsat 37e satellite is based on the Boeing 702 platform and will work to support  enterprise, broadband, government and mobility applications once it begins operations, Boeing said Friday. Intelsat 37e is the seventh satellite that Boeing has launched this year […] More