US Air Force KC-10 cockpit upgrade contract goes to Boeing
Boeing has announced that it has received a $216 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the service’s 59 jet KC-10 tanker fleet
Video: Boeing B-1 begins flight-testing with new Link 16 communications
Boeing have today announced the start of flight tests for a B-1 Lancer bomber upgraded with new digital avionics for the aft cockpit
Boeing Apache AH-64D helicopter becomes first rotorcraft to fly on sustainable bio-kerosene
Boeing and The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) today made aviation history when a Boeing AH-64D Apache helicopter became the first rotorcraft in the world to fly using a blend of sustainable bio-kerosene and standard aviation jet fuel. The 20-minute flight, conducted at Gilze-Rijen Airbase, home of the RNLAF’s combat rotorcraft squadrons, was witnessed by dozens [...]
Boeing receives first F-16 for conversion into QF-16 Aerial Drone
The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing’s Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone. Boeing received a $69.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force on March 8 for the first phase of the QF-16 program. The Boeing-led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin [...]
Video: Boeing unveils unmanned Phantom Ray demonstrator
The Boeing Company have unveiled the fighter-sized Phantom Ray unmanned airborne system, a test bed for advanced technologies. “We are on a fast track, and first flight is in sight,” said Darryl Davis, president of Boeing Phantom Works. “Phantom Ray is on schedule to fly in December, about two years after this project began. This is [...]
Boeing celebrates 25 years of B-1 excellence
Members of the Boeing B-1 Bomber Program team have joined the U.S. Air Force at Dyess Air Force Base today to mark the 25th anniversary of the B-1 bomber. The B-1 has supported U.S. and allied warfighters around the world since it entered active service on June 29, 1985. “The 25th anniversary of the B-1 [...]
Boeing push Ohio job and economy benefits of NewGen Tanker win
The Boeing Company have announced that Ohio will benefit from approximately 690 total jobs and an estimated $33 million in annual economic impact if the Boeing NewGen Tanker is selected as the U.S. Air Force’s next aerial refueling aircraft. Currently, Boeing works with 500 suppliers/vendors in Ohio, resulting in an estimated $4.7 billion in annual economic [...]
Are the RAF replacing Eurofighter Typhoon engines this weekend due to ash damage?
After news broke earlier this week that RAF Typhoon training missions had been halted due to suspected volcanic ash damage, the Ministry of Defence released their brief side of the story. (click to view original) We have since heard that certain RAF Typhoon engines are being replaced this weekend due to damage from the volcanic ash. [...]
Boeing F-15K41 completes first test flight
Boeing has conducted the first flight of F-15K41, the first of 21 F-15K Slam Eagles the company is producing under the Next Fighter II contract for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF). The aircraft, flown by Boeing test pilot Steve Schmidt, took off from Lambert St. Louis International Airport at 2:36 p.m. Central time [...]
US Navy to fly biofuel powered F/A-18 Super Hornet
Boeing is supporting the U.S. Navy’s biofuel-powered flight, scheduled to take place on Earth Day, April 22. An unmodified, Boeing-built F/A-18F Super Hornet will take off from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., powered by a sustainable biofuel blend of 50 percent camelina and 50 percent JP-5 aviation fuel. Operating Navy platforms with renewable energy [...]
