Boeing has begun a five-year fatigue test on the wing of a U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber to validate the predicted life of the bomber fleet, currently forecasted to be 2050.
B1 Bomber completes 10,000th mission
The Boeing B-1 bomber aircraft has completed its 10,000th combat mission.
$20 million contract awarded to Boeing for F-15C trainer upgrades
Boeing has received a $20 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the visual systems in the F-15C Mission Training Centers.
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
Boeing and the Republic of Singapore Celebrate five new air force F-15SG aircraft
Boeing and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have celebrated the arrival of the RSAF’s first five F-15SG aircraft at Paya Lebar Air Base, Singapore, where the aircraft were formally inducted into the F-15SG squadron.
The F-15SGs returned to Singapore from Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, following 10 months of rigorous air-to-air and air-to-ground … Continued
Boeing to offer NewGen Tanker to US Air Force
The Boeing Company has announced that it will offer the Boeing NewGen Tanker in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet all the warfighter’s mission requirements for the next several decades.
Dennis Muilenburg, president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, said the Boeing NewGen Tanker … Continued
