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Selected Programs, Products and Services
Global Positioning System (GPS) Since 1978, Boeing has delivered 49 GPS satel-
lites to the U.S. Air Force that have been launched
and joined the constellation, including the GPS
IIF that is sustaining and modernizing the GPS
constellation. The 12th and final GPS IIF satellite
was launched in February 2016. After on-orbit
tests, GPS IIF-12 will be formally declared opera-
tional, making it the 50th GPS satellite Boeing will
have delivered on orbit to the Air Force. The GPS
IIF satellite, the most technologically advanced
GPS satellite to date, incorporates several key
technology enhancements, including greater
navigational accuracy through improvements
in atomic-clock technology, a more secure and
jam-resistant military signal, a protected signal
to assist in commercial aviation and search-and-
rescue operations, an onboard reprogrammable
processor, and a 12-year design life providing
long-term service and reduced operating costs.
With more than 540 years of on-orbit GPS service
to date, Boeing continues to develop affordable
solutions for future GPS capabilities.
Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD)
GMD Interceptor
Boeing is the system developer and prime con-
tractor for the GMD system, the United States’
only defense against long-range ballistic missiles.
An integral element of the U.S. global ballistic
missile defense system, GMD consists of net-
worked radars, space- and land-based sensors,
command and control facilities and ground-
based interceptors connected through an
extensive space and terrestrial communications
network. Accomplishments for 2015 include a
predevelopment research contract to enhance
system capabilities through a redesigned kill
vehicle. GMD has achieved nine successful inter-
cept tests to date. Boeing continues to lead GMD
development, integration, testing, operations and
sustainment activities, building on the company’s
extensive program experience.
Harpoon Harpoon is the world’s premier anti-ship missile.
It features autonomous, all-weather, over-the-
horizon capability and can execute both land-
strike and anti-ship missions. More than 600
ships, 180 submarines, 12 different types of
aircraft, and several land-based launch vehicles
carry Harpoon missiles. Boeing has delivered
more than 7,500 Harpoon and Harpoon Block
II missiles to the U.S. Navy and 29 international
military customers. The U.S. Navy and Boeing
conducted a successful free-flight test of a
network-enabled Harpoon in November 2015.
*Orders and deliveries are as of December 31, 2015
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F/A-18E/F Super Hornet The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the U.S. Navy’s
newest strike fighter, deployed in both air-
dominance and precision-strike roles. Through
an evolutionary approach, including incremental
upgrades to the APG-79 Active Electronically
Scanned Array radar, the Super Hornet contin-
uously improves overall mission capability and
supportability to stay ahead of future threats. The
Super Hornet’s advanced sensor and information
suite collects and fuses data from off-board
sources and on-board sensors to seamlessly
detect and eliminate air, ground or sea-based
threats. Built by an industry team of Boeing,
General Electric Aviation, Raytheon and Northrop
Grumman, the Super Hornet offers an advanced
menu of options, such as conformal fuel tanks, an
enclosed weapons pod, an enhanced engine and
a reduced radar signature, allowing the aircraft to
outpace threats for decades to come. Congress
recently approved adding five Super Hornets to
the FY2016 budget.
2015 deliveries: 31*
F-15E Strike Eagle The F-15E Strike Eagle currently flown by cus-
tomers provides superior performance in terms
of service ceiling, speed, range, endurance and
payload capacity while retaining growth potential
to ensure that customers can perform missions
effectively now and in the future. It includes
twin engines for performance and survivability,
dual-mission cockpits, Active Electronically
Scanned Array radar and electronic warfare
systems. Advanced F-15 models in production
include digital fly-by-wire flight controls, two
additional weapon hard points (wing stations
1 and 9) for maximum payload capability, and
advanced cockpits. The F-15 offers mission flexi-
bility and superior survivability through upgraded
and enhanced electronic warfare systems; it
is currently flown by the U.S. Air Force and five
other nations. Its dedicated air superiority mission
for the U.S. Air Force will be flown into the 2040s.
Boeing also offers Performance-Based Logistics
sustainment services to F-15 operators, which
include varied levels of support tailored to each
customer’s needs for the entire fleet.
2015 deliveries: 12*
EA-18G Growler The EA-18G Growler is the only air combat
platform that delivers full-spectrum airborne
electronic attack (AEA) capability along with the
targeting and self-defense capabilities derived
from the U.S. Navy’s frontline fighter, the
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. It is the most advanced
AEA platform in the U.S. inventory, providing
tactical jamming and electronic protection for
U.S., NATO and coalition forces around the world.
The Growler is on contract for integration of the
Next Generation Jammer, which will protect
and enable all joint force aircraft operating in
high-threat environments for decades to come.
Boeing presented the first of 12 Growlers to the
Royal Australian Air Force on July 29, 2015. The
RAAF is expected to begin taking delivery of the
aircraft in 2017, after completing flight test and
initial training.
Congress recently approved adding seven
Growlers to the FY2016 budget. Boeing also
received the contract for 15 U.S. Navy Growlers
as requested in the FY2015 appropriations bill.
2015 deliveries: 4*