F/A-18 Super Hornet makes first launch from a “ski-jump” ramp

Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet has made its first launch from a “ski jump” ramp. No, it’s not a dare or some weird new winter sport but a demonstration conducted with the US Navy to show the Indian Navy that the Super Hornet can safely operat… Continue reading F/A-18 Super Hornet makes first launch from a “ski-jump” ramp

Boeing tests squadron of 5 autonomous mini-jets working as a team

Boeing has successfully carried out flight tests involving five high-performance, pilotless “surrogate jets” that operated as a team without the intervention of a human supervisor. The tests at the Queensland Flight Test Range in Cloncurry, Australia d… Continue reading Boeing tests squadron of 5 autonomous mini-jets working as a team

Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes its final parachute drop tests

Boeing has taken another step forward – following one or two recent steps back – in the development of its Starliner capsule, successfully completing a series of final parachute tests for the spacecraft’s landing system. The exercise allowed for the co… Continue reading Boeing’s Starliner capsule completes its final parachute drop tests

T-7A trainer jet’s “real-as-it-gets” flight simulator enters production

Boeing has begun production of the “real-as-it-gets” ground-based training system (GBTS) flight simulator of the US Air Force’s new T-7A Red Hawk training jet. For immersive realism, each unit features dynamic motion seats and the Boeing Constant Resol… Continue reading T-7A trainer jet’s “real-as-it-gets” flight simulator enters production

General Atomics and Boeing team up on high-energy laser weapon

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) and Boeing have entered into a partnership to develop a scalable 100 kW to 250 kW-class High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon system for air and missile defenses.Continue ReadingCategory: Military, TechnologyTa… Continue reading General Atomics and Boeing team up on high-energy laser weapon

Boeing to develop supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator for US Navy

Boeing has been awarded a US$30-million contract to develop a supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator in cooperation with the US Navy’s Air Warfare Center Weapons Division. The Supersonic Propulsion Enabled Advanced Ramjet (SPEAR) flight demonstrator wi… Continue reading Boeing to develop supersonic ramjet missile demonstrator for US Navy

Boeing and US Space Force developing advanced communication satellites

Boeing and the US Space Force have completed the first major engineering design review of a new generation of military communication satellites. Being developed by the United States Department of Defense, Canadian Department of National Defence, and th… Continue reading Boeing and US Space Force developing advanced communication satellites