Boeing and IBM join forces to gain edge at DOD
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To nab network-centric work at the Defense Department, Boeing Co. and IBM Corp. today announced a 10-year alliance. The two companies estimate that DOD will spend $200 billion for ground- and space-based systems for net-centric operations.
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- In a tweak at aerospace rival Boeing Co., the parent company of the European aircraft maker Airbus has offered to split a Pentagon contract to build refueling tankers.
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Boeing and Northrop Grumman have inked a memorandum of agreement which will see the two aerospace giants join forces to compete for the contract to build NASA&#39;s Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV) - part of the Agency&#39;s Constellation project to send robotic
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Northrop Grumman Corp. and Boeing Co. have formed a partnership Tuesday to compete in a deal to build NASA&#39;s next manned spaceship -- a deal with multi-billion dollar potential, according to reports.
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IBM Corp. on Wednesday said it was selected by defense firm Raytheon Co. to assist in designing an upgraded software system for at least one U.S. Navy Zumwalt destroyer.
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The U.S. Air Force wants to postpone  until 2009 choosing either Boeing Co.  or a team led by  Northrop Grumman Corp.  to win a contract potentially  valued at $20 billion or more to supply air-to-air refueling  tankers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Boeing Co.  said it may bid for  $15 billion of Indian military orders in the next decade, as it  seeks to benefit from closer ties between the U.S. and India, a  Bloomberg report said on Friday.
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Boeing Co. reported a 78-percent surge in third-quarter net income to $456 million as it benefitted from strength in its defense business, and tax settlements that helped offset drop-offs in commercial airplane and satellite and launch operations.
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PeopleSoft Inc. is deepening its ties with IBM Corp., announcing on Tuesday a sales and development partnership it called the most significant enterprise applications alliance in the companies' history.
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U.S. defense firms Boeing Co.  and Lockheed Martin Corp.  are in long-established talks with Saudi Arabia about supplying fighter aircraft, the Guardian newspaper said on Tuesday, citing unnamed industry sources.
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WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is broadening its investigation of Boeing Co.&#39;s contracting scandal, increasing the potential for more financial and legal hits for the aerospace giant.
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IBM and Cisco Systems unveiled product updates that will link technology from the two companies more closely together to protect customer networks from security threats.
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Boeing Co.  has been awarded an 11-year, $2.02 billion contract for 242 wing sets for the Air Force's A-10 fleet designed to support ground troops, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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The US Air Force has awarded a $500m, six-year contract to Microsoft Corp and Dell Corp, to update and consolidate 38 software licenses across multiple sites on more than 525,000 machines.
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There&#39;s not much of 2004 left, but officials at aerospace giant Boeing Co. said Thursday they weren&#39;t giving up on a goal of securing 200 orders for the planned new 7E7 jetliner by the end of the year.
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Boeing Co. BA.N on Wednesday posted  a 78 percent jump in quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street  forecasts as stronger demand for its military networking and  weapons systems helped offset a decline in commercial airplane  revenue.
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U.S. blue chips edged higher on Monday, helped by a gain in Boeing Co. , but disappointing earnings outlooks from printer maker Lexmark Inc.  and others limited the market's advance.