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Selected Programs, Products and Services
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Inmarsat-5 Satellites Boeing is building four 702HP satellites to provide
new Ka-band global and high-capacity satellite
services to Inmarsat. The new satellites will join
Inmarsat’s fleet of geostationary satellites that
provide a wide range of voice and data services
through an established global network of dis-
tributors and service providers. These satellites
will provide Inmarsat with the ability to adapt to
shifting subscriber usage patterns of high data
rates, specialized applications and evolving
demographics over a projected 15-year lifetime.
The first Inmarsat-5 satellite was launched in
December 2013. The second satellite in the
series was launched in February 2015, and a third
satellite is complete and ready to launch later in
2015. A fourth satellite is currently in production.
Separately, Boeing has entered into a distribution
partnership with Inmarsat to provide L- and
Ka-band capacity services to key users within the
U.S. government.
Integrated Logistics Boeing’s Integrated Logistics division consists of
a fully integrated array of services that address
the complete life cycle of each aircraft and
system. Key programs include the F/A-18, F-15,
AV-8B, F-22, P-8, AH-64 and CH-47 aircraft, as
well as other Boeing and non-Boeing military
platforms. Integrated Logistics is continuing to
strive toward being the global leader in delivering
affordable, innovative and optimized readiness
solutions. One example is the innovative UK
Through Life Customer Support program, a
Performance-Based Logistics program in which
Boeing is responsible for the logistics and main-
tenance of the United Kingdom’s entire fleet of
Chinook helicopters.
Intelsat Satellites Boeing is building nine 702MP communications
satellites for Intelsat to refresh and add new
telecommunications capacity to its global satellite
fleet, with the most recent order announced in
2014. The 702MP provides the high-capability
features of the flight-proven Boeing 702, but with
a substantially updated satellite bus structure and
simplified propulsion system. Two satellites are
already in orbit, delivering video, data and voice
services from Asia and Africa to the Americas
and Europe; a third was lost during a launch
failure. The remaining six are being built to carry
Intelsat’s new EpicNG next-generation platform of
high-performance, high-throughput capabilities.
Launch of the first Epic-class 702MP satellite is
scheduled to occur in 2015.
International Space Station The space station is the largest, most complex
international scientific project in history. Inhabited
continuously since 2000, its crews conduct
research to support human exploration of space
and to take advantage of space as a laboratory
for scientific, technological and commercial
research. Boeing is the prime contractor to NASA
for the space station. In addition to designing
and building the major U.S. elements, Boeing is
responsible for ensuring the successful integra-
tion of any new hardware and software, including
components from international partners, and for
providing sustaining engineering activities.
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
JDAM Extended Range Laser JDAM
(JDAM ER)
JDAM guidance kits convert existing unguided
warheads into a more capable, affordable and
combat-proven air-to-surface weapon, making
JDAM the warfighter’s weapon of choice. More
than 260,000 JDAMs have been delivered since
1998, including newer variants such as Laser
JDAM, which provides a modular laser sensor
kit that is easily installed in the field to the front of
existing JDAM weapons, adding mission flexibility
to prosecute mobile and maritime targets. The
winged JDAM ER provides triple the range of a
conventional JDAM for additional standoff and
threat protection for the warfighter.
KC-46A Pegasus The KC-46A Pegasus is a wide-body, multirole
tanker that will revolutionize the air-mobility
mission for the warfighter. Capable of refueling
all U.S., allied and coalition military aircraft by
a sixth-generation fly-by-wire boom, wing air
refueling pods or an integrated centerline drogue
system, the KC-46A will also carry passengers,
cargo and patients. The KC-46A will recapitalize
179 of the U.S. Air Force’s aging KC-135 tankers.
In 2014, Boeing began assembly of the four
engineering and manufacturing development
aircraft and started flight testing. Boeing is on
schedule to deliver the first 18 combat-ready
tankers in 2017.
Maintenance, Modifications & 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 and
select commercial customers on a wide variety
of platforms. The Boeing philosophy is to work
in close partnership with existing military depots,
providing complementary capabilities for the
nation’s support infrastructure. Key programs
include the C-17, E-3 AWACS and AEW&C sur-
veillance command and control aircraft, C-130,
QF-16, KC-135, B-1 and B-52 bombers, E-4,
and the C-32 and C-40 Government Executive
Series of aircraft. Effective in January 2015,
MM&U has been renamed Aircraft Modification &
Sustainment to better reflect the division’s work
scope and strategy for growth.