‘Eye’ contact
Assembly is well under way at Boeing of an unmanned aircraft
known as Phantom Eye that will be able to stay aloft for several
days at altitudes up to 65,000 feet (20,000 meters) performing
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The
brainchild of Boeing’s Phantom Works, the High Altitude
Long Endurance demonstrator is scheduled to make its first
flight in 2011.
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With highest honors
The International Space Station, for which Boeing is the
prime contractor, is considered to be one of history’s
great engineering accomplishments. Station teams recently were
honored with the Collier Trophy, the aerospace industry’s
highest award. Boeing also has formally turned over to NASA
the on-orbit station segments built by the United States—the
equivalent of a bill of sale.
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Royal flush
Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet, which is built in St.
Louis, will give the Royal Australian Air Force what one of
its squadron commanders calls a “quantum leap” in
capability over the existing F-111s that have served the RAAF
since the early 1970s. Australia has ordered 24 Super Hornets,
the first five of which were recently delivered.
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