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Boeing Defense, Space & Security Dennis A. Muilenburg, Executive Vice President, President and Chief Executive Officer,
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Boeing Commercial Airplanes continued
The Boeing 787-8
787-9
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner™ is a super-efficient
commercial airplane that applies the latest
technologies in aerospace. It carries 210 to 290
passengers and can fly 7,650 to 8,500 nautical
miles, providing dramatic savings in fuel use and
operating costs. The 787 is the most advanced
and efficient commercial airplane in its class,
setting new standards for environmental perfor-
mance and passenger comfort. The 787 family
also includes VIP versions, offering more than
2,400 square feet of cabin space, capable of
flying almost anywhere in the world nonstop. The
first 787 was delivered in 2011.
Orders: 848*
Deliveries: 49*
Boeing Commercial Aviation Services Boeing is committed to helping customers around
the world maximize the value of their fleets and
operations, giving them a competitive edge in
their markets. Commercial Aviation Services
offers the broadest range of support products
and services in the industry. These products and
services span the life cycle of the airplane:
acquisition, readying for service, maintenance
and engineering, enhancing and upgrading,
and transitioning to the next model—as well
as the daily cycle of gate-to-gate operations.
Commercial Aviation Services oversees subsid-
iaries Aviall, AeroInfo, Continental DataGraphics,
Inventory Locator Service and Jeppesen, as well
as joint ventures Aviation Partners Boeing and
Boeing Shanghai Aviation Services.
737 Airborne Early Warning and
Control (AEW&C)
The 737 AEW&C is a Boeing 737-700 aircraft, mili-
tarized with an advanced Multi-Role Electronically
Scanned Array radar and an air battle manage-
ment and air surveillance mission system. This
platform provides flexible mission coverage that
includes maritime surveillance, command and
control, and air traffic control functionality. Boeing
delivered the sixth Wedgetail AEW&C aircraft to
the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 2012.
Additionally, the RAAF declared Initial Operating
Capability for the fleet. Two aircraft were delivered
to the Republic of Korea in 2012. The Republic
of Turkey’s Peace Eagle program includes four
AEW&C aircraft and ground systems. Delivery
of the first aircraft is scheduled for the first half
of 2013.
2012 deliveries: 3
A-10 Thunderbolt Wing Replacement
Program and Life-Cycle Program Support
AH-6 Light Attack/Reconnaissance
Helicopter
Boeing has worked since 2007 to design and
manufacture replacement wings for up to 242 A-10
aircraft. By the end of 2012, Boeing had delivered
24 enhanced wing sets to the U.S. Air Force
customer. The program’s total deliveries to date
are two ahead of schedule. In 2009, Boeing was
The AH-6, a light attack/reconnaissance heli-
copter, is based on a combat-proven platform
with a heritage of successful service. The
helicopter features a flexible mission configura-
tion; state-of-the-art cockpit architecture;
integrated and qualified sensors and weapons
systems; reliability and low maintenance costs;
awarded a four-year contract to sustain the A-10
and integrate current and future upgrades into
the aircraft’s avionics, mechanical and structural
systems. Boeing was awarded a contract in 2010
to develop and design fuselage repairs and to train
U.S. Air Force maintainers to make the repairs.
and a compressed, on-time and on-cost delivery
schedule to meet customer needs. Offered as a
solution for the U.S. Army’s Armed Aerial Scout
helicopter requirement, the AH-6 is designed to
quickly meet current requirements of international
military forces while maintaining flexibility for
future growth.
AH-64D Apache The AH-64 Apache is the world’s most capable,
survivable, deployable and maintainable multi-
mission attack helicopter. Boeing continues
production and deliveries of AH-64D Apache
Longbows and began deliveries of the Block III
Apache to the U.S. Army in 2011. International
Apache customers include Egypt, Greece,
Israel, Japan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Singapore,
the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates and
the United Kingdom. Boeing also provides
performance-based logistics sustainment services
for the U.S. Army’s Apache fleet, as well as a full
suite of Apache training devices for domestic and
international customers.
2012 deliveries: 19 new; 52 remanufactured
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 and is
capable of rapidly delivering large quantities of
precision munitions. The B-52H Stratofortress
is in its fifth 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-52H continues to be a
major contributor to U.S. and allied forces.
*Orders and deliveries are as of December 31, 2012.
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. Delta rockets provide Boeing’s
commercial launch customers with a wide range
of payload capabilities and vehicle configuration
options to deliver missions reliably to virtually any
destination in space.