Air Force One replacement tops $2B in charges as Boeing logs new losses

Air Force One replacement tops $2B in charges as Boeing logs new losses
Air Force One replacement tops $2B in charges as Boeing logs new losses

“These are disappointing results in the quarter and year to date. This performance is below our expectations and we acknowledge that we aren’t as far along in this recovery as we expected to be at this stage,” said Chief Financial Officer Brian West.

Boeing’s multibillion dollar bet: Invest in new facilities now for defense payoff in future

Boeing’s multibillion dollar bet: Invest in new facilities now for defense payoff in future
Boeing’s multibillion dollar bet: Invest in new facilities now for defense payoff in future

“It’s hard to make large capital investments when your business is not as healthy as it could be or you want it to be,” said Boeing’s Steve Nordlund. “But that’s the time that you also have to make those hard decisions, so you come out on the other side much stronger.”

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What the future of aerial refueling looks like

What the future of aerial refueling looks like
What the future of aerial refueling looks like

Boeing’s KC-46A and MQ-25 Stingray demonstrate next-generation capabilities that are transforming the role of the tanker.

Boeing CFO signals fresh losses in Q3 for contractor’s defense sector

Boeing CFO signals fresh losses in Q3 for contractor’s defense sector
Boeing CFO signals fresh losses in Q3 for contractor’s defense sector

Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West previously warned that it could take several years until the company’s struggling defense sector turns a profit.

Boeing defense unit logs over $500M in losses for Q2, though KC-46 deliveries resume

Boeing defense unit logs over $500M in losses for Q2, though KC-46 deliveries resume
Boeing defense unit logs over $500M in losses for Q2, though KC-46 deliveries resume

The aerospace giant’s defense and space division recorded new charges for NASA’s Starliner shuttle, the Air Force’s T-7A training jet and the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray drone.

Boeing hit with fresh $245 million KC-46A charge, erasing defense sector’s Q1 profits

Boeing hit with fresh $245 million KC-46A charge, erasing defense sector’s Q1 profits
Boeing hit with fresh $245 million KC-46A charge, erasing defense sector’s Q1 profits

The troubled tanker’s charges are now up to over $7 billion as Boeing wrestles to get its fixed-price development contracts on track.

Navy’s unmanned refueling drone completes first ops on an aircraft carrier

Navy’s unmanned refueling drone completes first ops on an aircraft carrier
Navy’s unmanned refueling drone completes first ops on an aircraft carrier

The successful testing onboard an active Navy aircraft carrier is a win for the high-profile program under pressure to stay on schedule.

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F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow’s Missions

F-15EX: Delivering Today For Tomorrow’s Missions
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Boeing’s lead in digital engineering has underpinned the F-15EX’s success, schedule and low price, and will provide rapid capability growth through open architecture and agile software development.

Navy, Boeing Refuel E-2D Using MQ-25 Demonstrator

Navy, Boeing Refuel E-2D Using MQ-25 Demonstrator
Navy, Boeing Refuel E-2D Using MQ-25 Demonstrator

The successful refueling is the Navy and Boeing’s second demonstration with T1, and the first exercise refueling an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye.

Drone Refuels Manned Aircraft For First Time: Navy

Drone Refuels Manned Aircraft For First Time: Navy
Drone Refuels Manned Aircraft For First Time: Navy

The Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray prototype successfully refueled a Navy Super Hornet fighter in mid-air during a Friday test.

Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam

Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam
Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam

“I can clearly — in my mind — envision a way to say ‘fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,’ and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target,” Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.

USS Vinson Flies F-35s & Quietly Readies For New Refueling Drone

USS Vinson Flies F-35s & Quietly Readies For New Refueling Drone
USS Vinson Flies F-35s & Quietly Readies For New Refueling Drone

Headlines have celebrated the carrier’s new F-35s — but the Navy also added upgrades to the Vinson for the MQ-25 refueling drone, which could be a game-changer for future ops.

Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design

Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design
Boeing Unveils FARA Scout Design

Boeing’s famous Phantom Works threw the kitchen sink at the problem: This is an aircraft with a helicopter-style main rotor, a tail rotor, a pusher propeller, and a wing-like “stabilator.”

2021 Budget Spells The End of US Force Expansion

2021 Budget Spells The End of US Force Expansion
2021 Budget Spells The End of US Force Expansion

A smaller 2021 budget and greater funding demands for nuclear weapons development mean the end of plans by the four services to expand their numbers. Rising budgets have allowed the Pentagon to maintain old planes, ships, armored vehicles and other weapons, grow the force and invest in new weapons. The reduced topline in fiscal 2021…