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KC-767 International Tanker The KC-767 International Tanker provides unrivaled
tanker capability and operational flexibility.
Technological advances include a fifth-generation
boom, second-generation remote vision system,
new wing air refueling pods and centerline hose
drum unit, and a digital cockpit. Leveraging thou-
sands of hours of flight testing, Boeing delivered
the first two KC-767Js to Japan in 2008 and the
final two aircraft in 2009. The company delivered
the first of four KC-767A aerial refueling tankers to
the Italian air force in 2010. Boeing also is estab-
lishing KC-767 full support solution through the
KC-767 Italian Tanker performance-based
logistics program, which includes flight and
maintenance training, field service engineering,
line and heavy aircraft maintenance, support
equipment, spares, repairs and warehousing.
2010 deliveries: 1
Maintenance, Modifications and Upgrades
(MM&U)
MM&U operates at centers strategically located
throughout the United States and around the
world, providing high-quality, rapid cycle time and
affordable aircraft services for military customers
on a wide variety of Boeing and non-Boeing plat-
forms. The Boeing philosophy is to work in close
partnership with existing military depots, providing
complementary capabilities for the nation’s support
infrastructure. Key programs on Boeing platforms
include the KC-135, the B-1 and B-52 bombers,
the E4B, and the C-32 and C-40 Government
Executive Series of aircraft. Key programs on non-
Boeing platforms include the A-10 Wing Replace-
ment program, the C-130 Avionics Modernization
Program and the QF-16. Working together, our goal
is to ensure maximum readiness for the warfighter.
P-8A Poseidon/P-8I The P-8A Poseidon is a military derivative of the
Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 designed to
replace the U.S. Navy’s fleet of P-3C aircraft. The
P-8A will significantly improve the Navy’s anti-
submarine and anti-surface warfare capabilities,
as well as armed intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance. The P-8A first flew in April 2009;
by the end of 2010, three test aircraft had entered
Navy flight testing. Initial Operational Capability
is anticipated in 2013. Boeing also provides
the Navy with front-end analysis, flight and
maintenance training devices and coursework.
In 2009, India selected Boeing to provide eight
India-specific P-8 variants (named P-8I) for its
maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine
warfare missions.
Phantom Eye Phantom Eye is a hydrogen-powered, high-
altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle
system for persistent intelligence, surveillance,
reconnaissance and communications. The
Phantom Eye demonstrator is a propeller-driven
lightweight structure with a high-aspect-ratio
wing. Its advanced hydrogen propulsion system
will enable Phantom Eye to provide persistent
monitoring over large areas for up to four days.
It will be capable of maintaining the aircraft’s
altitude while carrying a 204.5-kilogram
(450-pound) payload. Phantom Eye is scheduled
to make its first flight at Edwards Air Force Base,
California in 2011.
Phantom Ray The Phantom Ray unmanned combat air vehicle
is a fighter-sized technology demonstrator
designed as a flying testbed for advanced tech-
nologies. Phantom Ray is an internally funded
program that evolved from the prototype vehicle
Boeing originally developed for the Defense
Advanced Research Projects Agency/U.S. Air
Force/U.S. Navy Joint-Unmanned Combat Air
System program. In 2011, Phantom Ray will
conduct a series of flights over a period of ap-
proximately six months, supporting missions that
may include intelligence, surveillance and recon-
naissance; suppression of enemy air defenses;
electronic attack; hunter/killer; and autonomous
aerial refueling. Phantom Ray is not a production
vehicle. It is a “one-off” demonstration vehicle in-
tended to be a flying testbed for future technology
development opportunities.
QF-16 The QF-16 is the conversion of the retired F-16
aircraft into aerial targets for the support of newly
developed weapons and tactics. In addition to re-
placing the existing QF-4 fleet, the QF-16s will be
a higher-performing aircraft representative of fourth-
generation targets. The drones will be equipped
to evaluate how U.S. fighters and weapons will
operate against potential adversaries. They will be
flown within a controlled range, used for testing
and training, and will be able to fly unmanned. The
QF-16 contract has four phases to include design,
testing, manufacturing readiness and production.
Space Shuttle The space shuttle is the world’s only operational,
reusable launch vehicle capable of delivering and
returning large payloads and scientific experiments
to and from space. Boeing is a major subcontractor
to NASA’s space program operations contractor,
United Space Alliance. As the original developer
and manufacturer of the space shuttle, Boeing
is responsible for orbiter engineering, major modi-
fication design, engineering support to operations
(including launch), and overall shuttle systems
and payload integration services. NASA plans
to retire the shuttle in 2011.
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) The SDB is a 113.4-kilogram (250-pound)
precision-guided munition that can be delivered
from a distance of 60 nautical miles in any weather,
day or night, with reduced collateral damage
around the target. The SDB system includes a
four-place smart pneumatic carriage system
that allows each aircraft to carry more of the
miniaturized munitions per sortie. The Focused
Lethality Munition variant provides even lower
collateral damage effects with the use of a
composite case warhead. The SDB is deployed in
combat on the F-15E, and integration is expected
on most other U.S. Air Force delivery platforms,
including the F-22A Raptor and F-35 Joint Strike
Fighter. Lots 1 through 7 created under the 2003
SDB I System Development and Demonstration
contract comprise a total of 12,379 munitions
and 2,059 carriages.
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