1st Boeing C-130 AMP Low-Rate Initial Production Aircraft Inducted at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30, 2010 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today announced the induction of the first C-130 aircraft slated to receive the Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) upgrade at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Ga. This is the first of 20 aircraft to be upgraded during low-rate initial production (LRIP).

“Warner Robins is ready to receive the C-130 and begin installing the AMP kits,” said Tommy Jackson, C-130 AMP deputy program manager for the U.S. Air Force. “Our team has been trained by Boeing, and we are excited to get the first of many aircraft through our line and upgraded.”

Air Force workers at Robins will install glass cockpits that include a head-up display; six flat-panel, full-color displays; and night-vision capability in 10 of the 20 LRIP aircraft. Warner Robins will receive its second C-130 for AMP modification in October.

“The C-130 AMP is production-ready,” said Mahesh Reddy, C-130 AMP program manager for Boeing. “Today marks a very important day for the warfighter. Boeing and the Air Force are one step closer to delivering a fleet of C-130 AMP aircraft.”

Boeing will begin its portion of the installations in early 2012 at its San Antonio facility.

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Jennifer Hogan

Maintenance, Modifications and Upgrades

Mobile: 405-818-7859

jennifer.c.hogan@boeing.com

1st Boeing-built GPS IIF Satellite Enters Service with US Air Force

EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 30, 2010 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the first of 12 Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellites the company is building for the U.S. Air Force has entered service. GPS IIF-1 is the newest member of the active 31-satellite GPS constellation, which provides accurate navigation, positioning and timing information to more than 1 billion military and civilian users around the world.

GPS IIF satellites offer new and enhanced capabilities, including a jam-resistant military signal, greater accuracy through improved atomic clock technology, and a protected civilian L5 signal to aid commercial aviation and safety-of-life applications. According to Air Force officials, on-orbit testing shows that the L5 signal meets all requirements. Based on program plans, the signal will remain in development status, broadcasting test data until initial operational capability is declared. The Air Force will send a message about this to GPS users worldwide.

"Putting the first next-generation GPS IIF satellite into operation is a significant step forward for the Air Force and the millions of warfighters and civilians who depend on this vital system," said Air Force Col. Bernard Gruber, commander, GPS Wing. "Now that IIF-1 is operational, military and commercial receivers around the world can begin using the satellite's improved signals to more accurately determine their position."

Launched on May 27, 2010, GPS IIF-1 has undergone three months of comprehensive on-orbit testing to validate its operations with the ground control system, other GPS satellites and a wide range of military and commercial GPS ground receivers. The satellite’s testing regimen was longer and more rigorous than usual because it is the first of the series.

A Boeing space vehicle operations team based in Colorado helped the GPS Wing monitor and evaluate test results as GPS IIF-1 went through many of its first on-orbit operations. With testing complete, the GPS Wing has officially transferred Satellite Control Authority to the Air Force 50th Space Wing and the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, which will operate the satellite on its mission.

"Boeing has built 40 of the 61 GPS satellites launched since 1978, and GPS IIF is a great addition to that long legacy," said Craig Cooning, vice president and general manager of Boeing Space & Intelligence Systems. "These satellites make a difference by adding new levels of power and precision to GPS services. The IIF series will be the backbone of the constellation for the next 12 to 15 years."

Boeing is producing the next 11 GPS IIF satellites using an innovative pulse-line manufacturing approach adapted from the company's aircraft and helicopter assembly lines. The line enables faster, more efficient development of several satellites at once. The company also developed the current GPS ground control infrastructure, called the Operational Control Segment (OCS), which has supported an expanding set of GPS services and capabilities since 2007.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

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Bob Pickard

Space & Intelligence Systems

Office: 310-364-6125

Mobile: 310-343-1211

robert.pickard3@boeing.com

Boeing Opens New Intelligence Collaboration Center to Counter Global Threats

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 30, 2010 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has opened an intelligence collaboration and data analysis center in Northern Virginia to enable the creation and testing of new concepts to counter increasingly sophisticated, global threats to U.S. security.

The innovation center will allow Boeing’s Intelligence Community customers, industry partners, and the scientific and academic communities to brainstorm, test, and field technologies designed to help prevent terrorist attacks like a passenger’s attempt to detonate explosives on a U.S. airliner on Dec. 25, 2009.

"The concepts developed in this center will allow our customers and partners to apply critical technology to their missions," said Roger Krone, president of Boeing Network & Space Systems. "The investments Boeing is making in the center will provide a low-cost conduit for pushing technical solutions into the field with reduced risk and better results."

Boeing’s initial $1.5 million investment in the center will support a focus on sharing and transferring information among disparate organizations, while protecting the integrity of the original data.

Among the technologies to be demonstrated in the new center are Boeing’s Cross Domain Solutions. These incorporate various hardware and software products, such as the Visual Security Operations Console, DataMaster management software and eXMeritus HardwareWall.

“Boeing has been working for several years with the Intelligence Community to deploy proven, high-end computer systems to address data sharing,” said Dewey Houck, director of the Mission Systems subdivision of Boeing Intelligence & Security Systems. “This new center provides a venue for group brainstorming and ‘ideation’ – which means using ideas generated in a collaborative environment to develop solutions that can be quickly implemented to address immediate threats.”

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $34 billion business with 68,000 employees worldwide.

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Michelle Roby

Intelligence & Security Systems

Office: 703-414-6335

Mobile: 571-345-6518

michelle.roby@boeing.com

Boeing Commences Tender Offer for All Shares of Argon ST

ST. LOUIS, July 8, 2010,  The Boeing Company is commencing today, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Vortex Merger Sub Inc., a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Argon ST Inc. . 

Boeing announced on Wednesday, June 30 that it had entered into a merger agreement with Argon ST.

Upon successful completion of the tender offer, shareholders of Argon ST will receive $34.50 in cash for each share of Argon ST common stock validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, without interest and less any required withholding taxes.

The board of directors of Argon ST has unanimously determined that the offer and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are fair to and in the best interests of Argon ST's stockholders, and has recommended that Argon ST's stockholders tender their shares in the offer.

The tender offer is scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, Eastern time, at the end of the day on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, unless the tender offer is extended.

The consummation of the tender offer is conditioned upon the tender of a majority of the outstanding shares of Argon ST's common stock on a fully diluted basis, as well as receipt of antitrust clearance and other conditions that are specified in the offer documents. Following completion of the tender offer and, if required, receipt of stockholder approval, Boeing expects to consummate a merger in which remaining Argon ST stockholders will receive the same cash price per share as paid in the tender offer. There is no financing condition to the tender offer. Following the merger, Argon ST will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Boeing and a new division of Boeing Network and  Space Systems, a business within the Boeing Defense, Space and Security operating unit.

Boeing 747-400 Amazing Take Off

Amazing video of Boeing 747-400  take off.  It takes till the end of runaway to take off. It really amazing to see this magnificent aircraft fly.

Boeing Completes Modernised High Frequency Communications System for Australia

BRISBANE, Queensland, July 8, 2010: Boeing Defence Australia, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company, has announced the completion of Joint Project 2043's High Frequency Modernisation Project.

The formal letter of completion for the project was delivered on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia on June 16 from the HFMod Project Authority.

"This final milestone indicates all system requirements have been met and the Commonwealth is confident this Modernised High Frequency Communications System (MHFCS) is providing the Australian Defence Force with a secure, cost-effective, strategic high-frequency communications capability," said Steve Hudson, Boeing project manager, HFMod Project.

MHFCS is a managed long-range communications system that offers Australia the secure exchange of information between fixed and mobile stations using one integrated system.

"Boeing's HFMod team has developed, built and now delivered the most advanced high-frequency system in the world," said Charles Toups, vice president and general manager, Boeing Network & Tactical Systems. "This is an outstanding achievement and a true indication of Boeing's commitment to developing advanced technology solutions globally for our customers."

Boeing is currently marketing the MHFCS internationally and is discussing the system with several potential customers.

Boeing CEO McNerney Statement on Export Council Appointments

Boeing (NYSE: BA) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Jim McNerney issued the following statement after today's announcement by the White House of appointments to the President's Export Council. President Obama named McNerney chairman, and Ursula Burns, chairman and CEO of Xerox, vice chairman of the council on March 11.

"President Obama has assembled an outstanding team to help reach the goal he has set for our nation to double U.S. exports over the next five years. It is an ambitious goal. However, with this team in place, I am confident we can develop a solid plan for the public policy decisions that will expand free and fair trade and strengthen the United States economically. I congratulate and welcome the new members named today and look forward to working with them in the months ahead."