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Chinook Block II helicopter program moves to final assembly - News
June 29, 2018
PHILADELPHIA. Boeing and U.S. Army officials report that the CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopter program has passed a major milestone with the loading of the first engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27.
Unmanned
U.S. Department of the Interior awards first-ever contract for small UAS services - News
June 20, 2018
BINGEN, Wash. Unmanned systems and software company Insitu, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing, has won a first-of-its kind contract from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) to provide fire-suppression services within the contiguous 48 states and Alaska using its ScanEagle unmanned sircraft dystem (UAS).
Cyber
Project aims to drastically improve computing by improving topological material, reducing noise - News
June 15, 2018
MALIBU, Calif. Research and development lab HRL Laboratories -- a joint venture of Boeing and General Motors -- is embarking on a project aimed at developing topological building blocks that will keep fragile quantum information safe from environmental effects.
Avionics
Boeing will invest in UAS startup to further drone standards, safety - News
June 12, 2018
CHICAGO. Boeing announced that it will invest in Kittyhawk (San Francisco, California), a startup that offers a unified approach to the safe operation of commercial unmanned aircraft systems (UASs).
Avionics
Boeing enters agreement to purchase KLX Inc. in all-cash transaction for $63 per share - News
May 08, 2018
CHICAGO. KLX, Inc. and Boeing officials entered a definitive agreement in which Boeing will acquire KLX Inc. to enhance its growing services business. The agreement comprises an all-cash transaction for $63 per share and the assumption of approximately $1 billion of net debt, totaling $4.25 billion.
Unmanned
Smart-mapping payload enables UAS to deliver faster ID, intelligence data - News
April 30, 2018
XPONENTIAL 2018--DENVER. Insitu -- a subsidiary of The Boeing Company and Overwatch Imaging -- has successfully integrated a customized TK-5 Firewatch smart tactical mapping payload on Insitu?s ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS). The Firewatch-equipped ScanEagle will operate with real-time fire line maps and wide-area, high-resolution imagery intelligence for wildfire management, disaster recovery, and other UAS applications.
Avionics
DLA extends program to address legacy F/A-18 Hornets materials - News
April 26, 2018
ST. LOUIS. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) officials selected Boeing for a five-year $427 million sole-source contract to provide and manage consumable material for F/A-18 depot maintenance with the option for five additional years.
