DefenceTalkThe Boeing test team successfully completed the first flight of the program’s second KC-46A tanker aircraft yesterday, taking off from Paine Field and landing later at Boeing Field in Seattle. During the flight, Boeing test pilots performed operational checks on engines, flight controls and environmental systems. “Adding a second tanker to the flight test program […]https://www.defencetalk.com/second-boeing-u-s-air-force-kc-46a-tanker-completes-first-flight-66940/

DefenceTalkThe Boeing Company was awarded a contract Jan. 29 for risk reduction activities for the Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program, which will field the next Air Force One. This is the first contract the Air Force has awarded for this program. Additional modifications will be made to this contract in the future to purchase the commercial […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-awards-contract-for-next-air-force-one-66638/

DefenceTalkBoeing and U.S. Air Force aircrews successfully completed the KC-46A tanker’s first refueling flight today in the skies above Washington state. Following takeoff from Boeing Field in Seattle, the KC-46A test team worked through a series of test points before smoothly offloading 1,600 pounds of fuel to an F-16 fighter aircraft flying at 20,000 feet. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-us-air-force-make-history-with-first-kc-46a-tanker-refueling-flight-66546/

DefenceTalkBoeing said Thursday it would cut back production of its freight workhorse 747-8 aircraft by half as the air cargo industry slows. Boeing said it could move from completing one 747-8 per month to one every two months from September. The company said data in November showed air freight had contracted by 1.2 percent over […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-cuts-747-output-as-air-freight-slows-66510/

DefenceTalkNew York: Boeing aircraft orders fell by nearly half in 2015 even as deliveries rose to an annual record, the aerospace giant said Thursday. Boeing said that net orders for new commercial aircraft dropped to 768 last year from 1,432 in 2014, putting it behind rival Airbus, which is expected to report well over 1,000 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-orders-fall-by-half-in-2015-but-deliveries-hit-record-66304/

DefenceTalkKONYA, Turkey: Boeing delivered the fourth and final Peace Eagle Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the Turkish Air Force at Konya Air Base today, completing the Turkish AEW&C fleet and enhancing Turkey’s airspace surveillance and battle management capabilities. This final aircraft includes upgraded software for the platform and the final element of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-delivers-final-peace-eagle-aewc-aircraft-to-turkey-66037/

DefenceTalkThe United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering regional tensions over Beijing’s island-building in the disputed South China Sea. China is locked in a territorial dispute with four Southeast Asian countries — including Washington allies Vietnam and the Philippines — and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-deploys-p-8-poseidon-spy-plane-in-singapore-amid-south-china-sea-row-66015/

DefenceTalkNASA has informed Boeing that it is out of the running for a $3.5 billion competition to send cargo to the International Space Station, a company spokeswoman said Thursday. Boeing has received a NASA contract to send astronauts to the ISS aboard its CST-100 Starliner capsule beginning as early as 2017, but its bid to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/nasa-drops-boeing-from-race-for-3-5-billion-cargo-contract-65759/

DefenceTalkWRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio: A KC-46A Pegasus tanker (EMD-2) made history with its first flight Sept. 25 from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, landing a few hours later at Boeing Field in Seattle. “The KC-46A will provide critical refueling capacity and enhanced capabilities to the warfighter,” said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. “This […]https://www.defencetalk.com/kc-46a-tanker-completes-successful-first-flight-65497/

DefenceTalkNew Delhi: India on Tuesday cleared a $2.5 billion deal to buy 37 military helicopters from aviation giant Boeing, on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States, a government source said. Modi’s government is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar upgrade of its Soviet-era military hardware, partly to keep […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-clears-2-5-billion-boeing-military-chopper-deal-65468/