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Brigade Combat Team Modernization (BCTM)
BCTM
BCTM, formerly known as Future Combat Systems,
is the cornerstone of the U.S. Army’s moderniza-
tion strategy. Under the program, the Army will
build a versatile mix of mobile, networked Brigade
Combat Teams (BCTs) that can leverage mobil-
ity, protection, information and precision fi res to
conduct effective operations across the spectrum
of confl ict. Composed of unmanned air and ground
vehicles, unattended sensors and precision fi res,
and linked by a cutting-edge mobile network, the
BCTM program will modernize Army BCTs
with increased intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance capabilities. As the prime con-
tractor, Boeing, along with Science Applications
International Corp., manages a best-of-industry
team of hundreds of suppliers. The team expects
to deliver the fi rst brigade set of equipment to the
Army in 2011.
C-130 Avionics Modernization Program
(AMP)
The C-130 AMP modernizes, standardizes and re-
duces total ownership costs for the U.S. Air Force
C-130 fl eet. The new digital glass cockpit and
software results in a common core avionics suite
and gives the crew more situational awareness
and improved mission execution while simplifying
tasks and decreasing workload. In 2009, Boeing
successfully completed the fi rst test fl ight of the
Air Force’s third C-130 AMP aircraft and delivered
three C-130 AMP training simulators to the Air
Force. The program is scheduled to enter the next
phase of Low-Rate Initial Production and start
full-rate production in 2012.
C-17 Globemaster III The C-17 Globemaster III, the world’s most
advanced and versatile airlifter, is designed for
long-range transport of equipment, supplies and
troops. Capable of operating from short, austere —
even dirt — runways close to the front lines, the
C-17 is being used extensively to support combat
operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and plays an
integral role in global humanitarian relief efforts.
The FY2009 Supplemental Defense Spending Bill
included eight C-17s, bringing the U.S. Air Force
program of record to 213. The 2010 Defense
Appropriations Bill, signed in December 2009,
included an additional 10 C-17s. At the end of
2009, Boeing had delivered a total of 193 C-17s to
the U.S. Air Force. There are 19 C-17s in service
internationally — the United Kingdom’s Royal Air
Force has six (and signed a contract for a seventh
in late 2009), the Royal Australian Air Force has
four, the Canadian Force has four, a Strategic
Airlift Capability (SAC) consortium of NATO and
Partnership for Peace nations received three
C-17s in 2009, and two were delivered to the
Qatar Emiri Air Force in 2009. Boeing also
manages the C-17 Globemaster III Sustainment
Partnership, a performance-based logistics
program, through which it is responsible for all
C-17 sustainment activities, including material
management and depot maintenance support.
2009 deliveries: 16
C-32A Executive Transport The C-32A is a Boeing 757-200 specially confi g-
ured for the U.S. Air Force to provide safe, reliable
worldwide airlift primarily for the vice president, fi rst
lady and members of the Cabinet and Congress.
Four C-32As currently are in service. Boeing has
upgraded the fl eet with an advanced communi-
cations suite and winglets to provide better fuel
effi ciency, and recently completed the auxiliary fuel
system that will enhance the aircraft’s range and
performance.
C-40 Clipper
C-40A C-40B
C-40C
The C-40 aircraft are modifi ed Boeing 737 and
Boeing Business Jets (BBJs) that provide airlift for
cargo, passengers, combatant commanders,
senior government leaders and distinguished
visitors worldwide. The U.S. Navy operates the
C-40A, which can be confi gured for both passen-
gers and cargo or a combination of both. Boeing
is currently upgrading the U.S. Naval Reserves’
nine aircraft with winglets to improve performance
and range. Boeing is also contracted to provide
the Navy with three more C-40As, scheduled for
delivery in 2010 and 2011. The C-40B and C-40C
are modifi ed BBJs that have advanced communi-
cations systems, allowing users to send, receive
and monitor real-time communications worldwide.
Boeing is enhancing these aircraft with a defensive
system that detects, tracks and defeats incoming
infrared-seeking missiles. The U.S. Air Force oper-
ates four C-40Bs and six C-40Cs. Boeing is under
contract to deliver a seventh C-40C in 2011.
CH/MH-47 Chinook Boeing is modernizing the U.S. Army’s fl eet of
CH/MH-47 Chinook helicopters and is also ex-
periencing an unprecedented international interest
in the CH-47. In 2009, Boeing received orders from
Canada for 15 CH-47s and Italy for 16 CH-47s,
and the United Kingdom announced its intent to
procure 22 aircraft. The new CH-47F and MH-47G
feature a variety of improvements, including an
advanced common architecture cockpit. Under
the modernization program, Chinooks will remain
in U.S. Army service through 2035 and achieve an
unprecedented service life of more than 75 years.
Boeing also provides performance-based logistics
sustainment services to the U.K.’s Chinook fl eet.
This program has in creased the fl eet’s fl ight hours
more than 30 percent and reduced depot turn-
around time by more than 50 percent.
2009 deliveries: 11 new, 24 remanufactured
Boeing Launch Services
Commercial Delta II Commercial Delta IV
Medium Medium Plus Heavy
Boeing continues to offer the Delta family of
launch vehicles to commercial customers
through launch services contracted with the
United Launch Alliance (ULA). Commercial Delta
launches are conducted from ULA’s launch
facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station,
Florida, and at Vandenberg Air Force Base,
California. Delta rockets provide Boeing’s
commercial customers with a wide range of
payload capabilities and vehicle confi guration
options to deliver missions reliably to virtually
any destination in space.
2009 launches: 1 successful Delta II commercial
mission, 1 successful Delta IV commercial mission