Boeing

Ψήφος εμπιστοσύνης της BA στην Boeing 

Σε πορεία ανανέωσης του στόλου της -ενός από τους μεγαλύτερους διεθνώς- έχει εισέλθει η British Airways, με στόχο την αποτελεσματικότερη εξυπηρέτηση του εκτεταμένου δικτύου της.

Τα περασμένα χρόνια η BA, η οποία συμπληρώνει 100 χρόνια πτητικής ζωής, είχε επενδύσει τα περασμένα χρόνια στην αγορά των υπεραποδοτικών αεροσκαφών της οικογένειας των 787 Dreamliner, ενώ τώρα στρέφεται προς τα αεροσκάφη της οικογένειας 777-9 προς αντικατάσταση των ευρείας ατράκτου αεροσκαφών της και ιδίως των 747jumbo...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/03/02/psifos-empistosynis-tis-ba-stin-boeing/

Boeing wins $43 million contract for autonomous submarines

Boeing's Echo Voyager autonomous submarine is the model for the Navy's planned Orca subs. Boeing image.

The Navy has awarded Boeing Co. a $43 million contract to build four 51’ unmanned submarines, capable of ocean-crossing autonomous navigation for military missions.

The Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) will be based on Boeing’s Echo Voyager, an autonomous diesel-electric submarine that has demonstrated a top speed of 9 knots and capability to dive to 11,000’ depth.

The naval version will have a 34’ payload bay with a 2,000 sq. foot volume, and the Navy envisions using it for...

https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/boeing-wins-43-million-contract-for-autonomous-submarines/

Navy Awards Boeing $43 Million to Build Four Orca XLUUVs

Boeing Echo Voyager. Boeing Co. photo.

The Navy awarded Boeing a $43-million contract to build four Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (XLUUVs) that will become multi-mission for the service, according to a Wednesday Pentagon contract announcement.

Boeing based its winning Orca XLUUV design on its Echo Voyager unmanned diesel-electric submersible. The 51-foot-long submersible is launched from a pier and can operate autonomously while sailing up to 6,500 nautical miles without being...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/13/41119

Decades-Old Harpoon Missile Could See Growth in Sub, Coastal Defense Missions

Harpoon fired from USS Olympia on July 12, 2018. US Navy Photo

After pulling out of a competition to outfit the Navy’s small surface combatants with anti-ship missiles, Boeing is seeing a warmer embrace of its 40-year-old Harpoon missile from the U.S. Navy’s aviation and surface fleets and from foreign military sales.

The Harpoon missile, despite its age, is having a small renaissance, as some of the more than two-dozen countries that already own the missile look to upgrade to a new Block II and...

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/06/harpoon-missile-could-see-growth-in-sub-coastal-defense-missions-despite-antipathy-from-surface-force

Navy’s Last F-18 Hornet Squadron Sundowns Ahead of Transition to Super Hornet

A Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 34 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) prepares to launch during the Rim of the Pacific 2018 exercise. VFA-34’s planes were painted to honor the squadron’s history ahead of its transition to the Super Hornet. USNI News photo.

The Navy held a sundown ceremony on Friday for its last operational F-18 Hornet squadron, with the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 taking their last flight over Naval Air Station Oceana before transitioning to newer jets.

https://news.usni.org/2019/02/04/navys-last-f-18-hornet-squadron-holds-sundown-ceremony-will-transition-to-super-hornet

Top Stories 2018: Navy Acquisition

USNI News polled its writers, naval analysts and service members on what they consider the most important military and maritime stories in 2018. This story is part of USNI News year-end series.

F-35C Joint Strike Fighter

An F-35C Lightning II assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 sits chained on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) on Dec. 9, 2018. US Navy Photo

The Navy’s F-35C had an important year, with the fighter seeing its...

https://news.usni.org/2019/01/01/40013

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