Boeing 2009 Annual Report Download - page 152

Selected Programs, Products and Services
Boeing Defense, Space & Security Dennis A. Muilenburg, President and Chief Executive Offi cer, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
737-700 Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEW&C) System
The 737 AEW&C system encompasses the Boeing
737-700 aircraft platform and a variety of aircraft
control and advanced radar systems. The 737
AEW&C is the standard for future airborne early
warning systems. Boeing delivered the fi rst two
of six Australian Wedgetail AEW&C systems with
Initial Training Capability in 2009. Three additional
Wedgetail aircraft will be delivered to the Royal
Australian Air Force by the end of 2010, including
one upgraded in the fi nal AEW&C confi guration
with Electronic Support Measures (ESM). All aircraft
in the Wedgetail fl eet will be upgraded in the fi nal
confi guration in early 2011. Three 737-700 aircraft
for the Republic of Turkey’s Peace Eagle program
have been modifi ed into a Peace Eagle confi guration.
The fi rst aircraft is currently undergoing Develop-
mental Test and Evaluation while the fi nal aircraft is
undergoing confi guration modifi cation in Ankara,
Turkey. Modifi cation of the Republic of Korea’s
fi rst aircraft for its AEW&C program continues as
planned in Seattle.
A-10 Wing Replacement Program In 2007, the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a
contract for computer-aided design modeling in
support of the A-10 program. Boeing was also
awarded a contract for engineering services and
the manufacture of 242 wing sets for the A-10
fl eet. These awards were based on Boeing’s
expertise with converting legacy two-dimensional
drawings to three-dimensional environments and
experience with aircraft wing structures. The A-10
Wing Replacement Program will be executed over
two fi ve-year periods.
A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird The A160T Hummingbird is an unmanned rotor-
craft system that offers increased performance
capabilities to reach higher altitudes, hover for
longer periods of time, fl y greater distances and
operate more quietly than current rotorcraft. Its
unique Optimum Speed-Rotor system allows blade
revolutions-per-minute to be tailored to fl ight
conditions to improve engine effi ciency. The A160T
is being developed to operate autonomously at sea
and over austere land environments and complex
urban terrain. Its missions include intelligence,
surveillance and reconnaissance; communications
relay; precision re-supply and direct attack.
In 2009, the Hummingbird was selected to
participate in the U.S. Marine Corps Warfi ghting
Laboratory’s Immediate Cargo Unmanned Aerial
System Demonstration Program.
AH-64D Apache Longbow The AH-64D Apache Longbow is the most capable,
survivable, deployable and maintainable multimis-
sion combat helicopter in the world. After Boeing
completed U.S. government multiyear contracts for
501 Apache Longbows, the U.S. Army contracted
with Boeing for 52 new and 96 remanufactured
Apaches. Boeing will begin deliveries of the
AH-64D Apache Block III to the Army in mid-2011.
This newest version of the Apache Longbow
features enhanced aircraft performance, joint digital
operability, survivability and cognitive decision
aiding, while reducing operations and support
costs. The Block III program this year successfully
demonstrated control of a Level IV unmanned
aircraft system and the fi rst fl ight of its structures
test aircraft. Advanced Apache customers include
Egypt, Greece, Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Singapore,
the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, Taiwan,
Turkey and the United Kingdom. Boeing also
provides performance-based logistics sustainment
services for the Army’s Apache fl eet, as well as a
full suite of Apache training devices for domestic
and international customers.
2009 deliveries: 23 new, 51 remanufactured
Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) Boeing is the prime contractor for ALTB, a
directed-energy weapon system using speed-of-
light lethality to detect, track and destroy ballistic
missiles in the boost phase, when they are most
vulnerable. The ALTB aircraft is a modifi ed Boeing
747-400F. ALTB engaged three missiles during
2009, showing successful acquisition, tracking,
and atmospheric correction with a low-power laser.
The team also fi red the high-energy laser in fl ight.
In February 2010, ALTB successfully demonstrated
a shoot-down of a boosting ballistic missile.
Ares I Ares I is a two-stage rocket designed to carry the
Orion crew exploration vehicle to low-Earth orbit.
This rocket could replace the space shuttle as
NASA’s primary vehicle for human space explora-
tion. Boeing is NASA’s design and production
partner for the instrument unit avionics and the
upper stage. The contracts have a combined
value of almost $2 billion and mark the fi rst major
contracts that Boeing has earned under NASA’s
Constellation program. NASA conducted the fi rst
fl ight test — labeled Ares I-X — in October 2009.
However, the FY2011 federal budget presented
to Congress in February 2010, calls for ending the
Constellation program, which includes the Ares I
and Orion programs.
B-1/B-52 Bombers
B-1 Bomber B-52 Bomber
The B-1B Lancer is a long-range bomber in service
with the U.S. Air Force since 1984. The B-1’s com-
bination of high speed, large payload, long range
and persistence has distinguished the aircraft in
operations. The B-1 is capable of rapidly delivering
large quantities of precision munitions through any
weather, anyplace in the world, anytime. The B-52
Stratofortress is in its fourth decade of operational
service. Its primary mission is to provide the United
States with immediate nuclear and conventional
global capability. Due to its high mission-capable
rate, long range, persistence and ability to employ
accurate standoff weapons and Joint Direct
Attack Munitions, the B-52 continues to be a
major contributor to U.S. and allied forces.
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