U.S. names Boeing as "logical" missile defense choice
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Boeing Co  would be a logical  choice to lead the interceptor part of a planned U.S. defense  missile shield in eastern Europe, the head of the Pentagon's  Missile Defense Agency said on Thursday.
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A Boeing Co. interceptor missile failed to launch during a test of the US ground-based missile-defense system today because of an ``unknown anomaly,&#39;&#39; the US Missile Defense Agency said.
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Strong performances across the Boeing Co.&quot;s defense systems businesses including the C-17 and X-45 programs based in Long Beach and future combat systems in Huntington Beach helped boost third
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Even as it works to put the scandals of 2004 to rest, aerospace giant Boeing Co. has turned its attention to the mounting challenges for 2005, chief among them slowing defense spending that could hobble the industry's largest programs.
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The Pentagon will soon choose either  Boeing Co  or Lockheed Martin Corp  to design a  next-generation radio system for aircraft, ships and ground  stations, a deal potentially worth billions of dollars to the  winning bidder.
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The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday  it denied two Lockheed Martin protests involving classified  deals for which Boeing Co. was also a bidder.
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The United States supports  modernizing Poland's air defenses, a key Polish demand for  hosting part of a planned missile defense system, U.S.  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
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Some of the Pentagon's largest contractors, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., will begin a joint effort today to encourage development of technology standards that will ensure weapons systems of the future can communicate with each other. -The Washington Post
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Japan and the United States have signed an agreement to encourage cooperation on developing a missile defense system. Japanese Defense Minister Yoshinori Ono signed a memorandum of understanding
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The company successfully tests an in-flight anti-missile weapon.
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U.S. antitrust authorities on Tuesday approved the planned merger of the government rocket launch units of Lockheed Martin Corp.  and Boeing Co. , a deal the companies say will save taxpayers $150 million annually in satellite launching costs.
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Copes easily with aggressive sitting ducks, barrels of fish Monster US arms'n'aerospace outfit Boeing is pleased as punch this week to announce that it has "successfully demonstrated" its new Humvee-mounted raygun, the Laser Avenger - intended to prove "that directed energy weapons are relevant to today's battlefield, and ready to be fielded".â¦
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Boeing has unveiled its 787 Dreamliner, seen as crucial to the US manufacturer's future.
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The Boeing Co. is welcoming a decision by its European rival to build a plane that can compete with the Chicago company&#39;s 7E7.
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A Boeing Co.-led team has successfully fired for the first time a powerful laser meant to fly aboard a modified 747 as part of a US ballistic missile defense shield, officials said on Friday.
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Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and BAE Systems PLC (BA.L: Quote, Profile, Research) were tapped by the Bush administration on Wednesday to develop
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The US government gives BAE Systems and Northrop Grumman $45m each to develop anti-missile systems to protect civilian aircraft.