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Aug 21, 2017, 18:40 ET Boeing Awarded Design Work for New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will develop its preliminary design for America's next intercontinental ballistic missile through a $349 million U.S. Air Force...

Feb 16, 2016, 01:21 ET Boeing Statement on GAO Long Range Strike-Bomber Decision

Today, the Government Accountability Office denied the protest filed by the Boeing and Lockheed Martin team challenging the Air Force's award of the...

Nov 06, 2015, 09:50 ET Boeing, Lockheed Martin Protest Air Force Bomber Contract Award

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] filed a formal protest today asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review the...

Jun 22, 2014, 07:15 ET Boeing-led Missile Defense Team Achieves Intercept in Flight Test

In a complex test today over the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and an industry team led by Boeing [NYSE: BA] intercepted and...

Apr 07, 2014, 12:20 ET Boeing Updates Timing of C-17 Production Line Closure

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today adjusted slightly the timing for ending C-17 Globemaster III production and closing its Long Beach, Calif., C-17 final...

Feb 23, 2014, 02:30 ET Boeing Machinists Union in St. Louis Approves Contract Extension

Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 837 have approved a long-term contract extension intended to...

Nov 18, 2013, 01:15 ET Boeing Huntington Beach Marks 50th Anniversary, Looks to the Future

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is celebrating 50 years of innovation at its Huntington Beach campus, where accomplishments span from the Apollo program to the...

Oct 25, 2013, 12:00 ET Boeing, Lockheed Martin Team for US Air Force Bomber Program

The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) are teaming to compete for the United States Air Force's Long-Range Strike...

Oct 18, 2013, 03:00 ET Boeing Marks 30 Years of Aerospace Electronics Fabrication in El Paso

Boeing [NYSE: BA] and the City of El Paso today marked three decades of advanced electronics manufacturing for products ranging from spacecraft to...

Aug 28, 2013, 10:00 ET Advanced Super Hornet Demonstrates Significant Stealth, Range Improvements

During three weeks of flight testing the Advanced Super Hornet, Boeing [NYSE: BA] and partner Northrop Grumman demonstrated that the fighter can...

Jun 11, 2013, 08:52 ET Boeing Receives US Army Contract for Up to 215 Chinook Helicopters

In an agreement that will save the U.S. government more than $800 million, the Army and Boeing (NYSE:BA) have signed a $4 billion multi-year contract ...

May 09, 2013, 02:38 ET Boeing to Build 4 More Intelsat Epic 702MP Satellites

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will build four more 702MP satellites for Intelsat S.A., furthering its role as the initial manufacturer of Intelsat's new...

Apr 15, 2013, 04:43 ET Boeing Begins Move to New Building Complex in Huntsville

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Alabama leaders today officially opened a new complex in Huntsville that will advance Boeing's competitiveness and strengthen...

Feb 28, 2013, 12:15 ET Sikorsky, Boeing Propose X2™ Technology Helicopter Design for US Army's Joint Multi-Role Future Vertical Lift Requirements

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], and Boeing [NYSE: BA] will submit a joint proposal to build a...

Feb 26, 2013, 09:00 ET Boeing Subsidiary Unveils Tool to Improve Testing of Wireless Networks

Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Digital Receiver Technology Inc. (DRT) today debuted an easier, faster way for wireless carriers and infrastructure...

Feb 22, 2013, 06:30 ET Boeing Acquires CPU Tech's Microprocessor Business

Boeing [NYSE: BA] today continued to address its global customers' enduring need to protect warfighters from information-assurance attacks by...

Jan 18, 2013, 10:30 ET Sikorsky, Boeing Partner for Joint Multi-Role Future Vertical Lift Requirements

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. [NYSE: UTX], and Boeing [NYSE: BA] signed a teaming agreement on Jan. 13 to submit ...

Jan 10, 2013, 04:40 ET Boeing to Consolidate El Paso Facilities, Reduce Workforce to Ensure Competitiveness

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will consolidate its El Paso facilities and reduce the workforce there by the end of 2014. The move is part of the company's...

Dec 19, 2012, 06:31 ET El satélite MEXSAT Bicentenario envía sus primeras señales desde el espacio

Dec 19, 2012, 06:30 ET MEXSAT Bicentenario Satellite Sends 1st Signals from Space

The MEXSAT Bicentenario satellite, built by Boeing [NYSE: BA] partner Orbital Sciences Corporation [NYSE: ORB], sent its first signals from space...

Dec 17, 2012, 12:00 ET Boeing Names Michael Kurth as VP/GM, Unmanned Airborne Systems Programs

Company veteran Michael Kurth will oversee Boeing's (NYSE: BA) unmanned airborne systems as of Jan. 1. Kurth, currently managing director of Boeing...

Nov 14, 2012, 10:00 ET Boeing Moving to New Complex in Huntsville

Boeing [NYSE: BA] is moving to a new office complex near the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville as...

Nov 07, 2012, 01:00 ET Boeing Rotates Several Executives in Defense, Space & Security Unit

Boeing (NYSE: BA) is rotating assignments for several executives in its Defense, Space & Security unit, demonstrating its commitment to talent...

Oct 25, 2012, 04:27 ET Boeing Acquires Miro Technologies to Enhance Logistics Support Services

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has acquired Miro Technologies, a privately held software company specializing in enterprise asset and supply chain management;...

Oct 22, 2012, 01:19 ET Boeing Non-kinetic Missile Records 1st Operational Test Flight

A recent weapons flight test in the Utah desert may change future warfare after the missile successfully defeated electronic targets with little to...