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Selected Programs, Products and Services
*Orders and deliveries are as of December 31, 2015
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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 was launched in August 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, AH-64 and CH-47 and V-22 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 Captains of Industry
program in partnership with the U.S. Defense
Logistics Agency, in which Boeing is significantly
reducing inventory levels and supply cycle times
for a wide variety of Boeing platforms through
logistical services, forecast modeling and
engineering capabilities.
Intelsat Satellites Boeing is building nine 702MP communications
satellites for Intelsat to refresh and add new
telecommunications capacity to its global satellite
fleet. 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 on 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 will carry Intelsat’s
new EpicNG next-generation platform of high-
performance, high-throughput capabilities. The
first of these Intelsat Epic-class 702MP satellites
was launched on January 27, 2016, and is moving
to its final orbital position.
International Space Station The International 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 integration of any new hardware
and software, including components from inter-
national partners, and for providing sustaining
engineering activities. In 2015, Boeing received a
contract extension, valued at $1.18 billion, to con-
tinue providing key engineering support services,
resources and personnel to the program through
September 30, 2020.
Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM)
JDAM Extended Range Laser JDAM
(JDAM ER)
JDAM guidance kits convert existing unguided
warheads into more capable, precision-guided
air-to-surface weapons, making JDAM the war-
fighter’s weapon of choice. More than 275,000
JDAMs have been delivered since 1998. The
Laser JDAM variant provides a modular laser
sensor kit that is easily installed on the front of
existing JDAM-enabled weapons, adding mission
flexibility to prosecute mobile and maritime
targets. The winged JDAM ER more than triples
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 replace
179 of the U.S. Air Force’s aging KC-135 tankers.
In 2015, Boeing and the U.S. Air Force com-
pleted the tanker’s first flight and subsequently
deployed the aerial refueling boom and drogue
systems numerous times. The program kicked
off Milestone C testing in January 2016 when
the KC-46A completed its first refueling flight
with an Air Force receiver aircraft. Boeing is on
schedule to deliver the first 18 tankers in 2017.
H-47 Chinook The Chinook heavy-lift helicopter continues to
be a key asset throughout the world even 50
years after its first flight. It is currently operated
in 17 countries, with two additional countries
on contract for future deliveries, including India,
which finalized its order for production, train-
ing and support for 15 CH-47F Chinooks in
September 2015. Boeing continues to modernize
the U.S. Army’s fleet of CH/MH-47 Chinooks,
which the U.S. Army intends to keep in service
through 2065. The program marked deliveries
of 57 Chinooks in 2015, which included 16
U.S. Army CH-47F Renew aircraft, 27 U.S.
Army CH-47F New Build aircraft, six U.S. Army
MH-47Gs and eight United Kingdom Mark 6s.
In May 2015, two of the New Build aircraft were
commissioned as Australia’s first CH-47Fs.
2015 deliveries: 41 new, 16 renewed*