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Tanker Contract Must Be National Security Priority

May 18th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Under the headline, U.S. Air Force’s tanker fleet showing its age, writer Molly McMillin of the The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle shared a story Sunday about the Air Force’s aging fleet of KC-135 air refueling tankers and the $35 billion contract battle between Boeing and Northrop Grumman that has immense national security implications.
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Will Missile Defense Successes Be Short-Lived?

December 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Almost 16 weeks after The Boeing Company successfully completed a successful test of airborne laser technology, the company announced today that is had completed yet another, leading me to wonder whether President-elect Barack Obama will view these successes and deem them “proven” in light of his campaign-trail statements that he wants to “cut investments in [...]

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Boeing Successfully Tests Fuze for Heavy Bombs

October 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Have you ever wanted to propel an 1,800-pound penetrator warhead at more than 2,300 feet per second through high-strength reinforced concrete?  The folks at Boeing have.  Today, they announced their efforts have succeeded.
In a news release today, Boeing reported it has successfully tested a fuze well (the area where the fuze is installed) and fuze [...]

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Boeing Laser JDAM Demonstrated on B-52H

September 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Above, an airman at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., loads a Boeing Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition onto a B-52H aircraft for a recent demonstration flight. It marked the first time the LJDAM had been carried and delivered from a B-52H.  Click here to read the Boeing news release about the LJDAM milestone.

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You Might Be a Redneck Soldier If…

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

“You might be a redneck soldier if you mount a high-energy laser weapon system on the back of your government-issued pickup truck.”
I wouldn’t be surprised to hear comedian Jeff Foxworthy say this one day in the near future.  Until then, we’ll count on the folks at Boeing to put together the mobile laser weapon to [...]

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