Jules Verne plus 2
Earlier this year, two Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets,
accompanied by a Boeing team and a KDC-10 tanker, circled
the globe in 82 days as part of an international sales effort
by Integrated Defense Systems. The jet fighters performed
at air shows and were on display in a number of countries,
including India, Singapore, Denmark, Australia and American
Samoa.
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The Osprey: Bird of prey
With its tilt-rotor design, the Bell Boeing V-22 can fly like
a fixed-wing plane or land and take off like a helicopter,
and this unique capability of speed, range and flexibility
is transforming the way the U.S. military conducts some of
its missions.
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COHEN/BELL HELICOPTER |
The idea-maker
Boeing’s Phantom Works organization has developed a
suite of advanced Web-based practices that promote online brainstorming
and harness good ideas. Known as Ideas to Innovation, or I2I,
the process is helping to shape Boeing’s future by tapping
into the broad expertise of the company’s employees.
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Ron Bookout/Boeing |
Tankers: Boeing is ready
The much-anticipated campaign to supply the U.S. Air Force
with its next-generation air-refueling tankers is about to
play out once again as soon as the U.S. Department of Defense
releases its draft request for proposals. Boeing’s tanker
boss, Rick Lemaster, talks to Frontiers about lessons
learned from the last competition and what tanker platform
Boeing is ready to offer, depending on Air Force requirements.
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Rau/Boeing |
Big room
The Japanese call it Obeya, which translates into “big
room,” and it is a staple in the Japanese auto industry.
And now Boeing is using it, too, combining the power of people
and the strength of the team. As Boeing’s Rotorcraft
Systems gears up to more than double production rates over
the next five years, teams are meeting regularly in a big room
and using the Obeya process to lay the foundation for a smooth
production hike.
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Fred Troilo/Boeing |
The final frontier
The future U.S. course for human spaceflight will soon be
set, and whether that new trajectory returns to the moon or
takes an even bolder leap toward Mars and beyond, Boeing will
play a major role, just as it has since the dawn of the Space
Age.
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Pat rawlings/boeing |
Contact 702B
Boeing has developed a new satellite that is smaller and
requires less power to operate, and it is aimed squarely
at a coming sweet spot in the market. The 702B, developed
by Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems, could make Boeing
the leader in the commercial satellite business.
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SANTONI/boeing |
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