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Selected Programs, Products and Services
Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)
Laser SDB
The SDB is a 250-pound (113-kilogram) precision-
guided munition that can be delivered from a
distance of 60 nautical miles in any weather, day
or night, with reduced collateral damage around
the target. The SDB system includes a four-place
smart pneumatic carriage system that allows each
aircraft to carry more of the miniaturized munitions
per sortie. The Focused Lethality Munition variant
provides ultra-low collateral damage, and the
Laser SDB variant can prosecute moving targets.
The SDB is on most U.S. Air Force delivery
platforms, including the F-15E, F-22A Raptor and
F-16 Falcon, and is expected for deployment on
the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. In 2015, Boeing and
Saab demonstrated the successful flight of an
SDB after launch from a ground-based rocket
system. The Ground Launched SDB (GLSDB)
significantly expands current ground artillery
capability by offering ground and joint forces a
long-range, precision-fire weapon with all-angle,
all-aspect attack.
*Orders and deliveries are as of December 31, 2015
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P-8A Poseidon/P-8I The P-8A Poseidon is a military derivative of
the Boeing Next-Generation 737-800 designed
to replace the U.S. Navy’s P-3C aircraft fleet.
The P-8A improves the Navy’s anti-submarine
and anti-surface warfare capabilities, as well as
armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnais-
sance. The U.S. Navy’s program of record is
for 117 aircraft. Boeing is under contract for 78
P-8As with the U.S. Navy and eight for the Royal
Australian Air Force, and has delivered 35 P-8As
to the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy has deployed
four P-8A squadrons since 2013. In 2009, India
selected Boeing to provide eight India-specific
P-8 variants (named P-8I). Boeing has delivered
all eight aircraft and is negotiating options for four
additional P-8Is. Boeing sustainment support
includes maintenance, support equipment,
spares, training, field service engineering and
technical publications.
2015 deliveries: 14*
Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3)
Missile Seeker
The PAC-3 Missile uses hit-to-kill guidance
capability to intercept and destroy tactical ballistic
missiles, cruise missiles and hostile aircraft
through direct body-to-body impact. Boeing
produces and delivers the PAC-3 Missile Seeker
to system prime contractor Lockheed Martin.
The seeker provides active guidance data to
the missile, enabling the missile to acquire the
target shortly before intercept, select the optimal
aimpoint and initiate terminal guidance to ensure
target kill. The PAC-3 Missile Seeker is deployed
with U.S. Army and Army National Guard air
defense units and has been purchased by several
international customers. Boeing has delivered
more than 2,500 seekers to date.
2015 deliveries: 230*
Phantom Eye Phantom Eye is a liquid hydrogen–powered,
high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft
system for persistent intelligence, surveillance
and reconnaissance, and communications. The
Phantom Eye demonstrator is a propeller-driven
lightweight structure with a high-aspect-ratio
wing. Its advanced propulsion system will enable
Phantom Eye to provide persistent monitoring
over large areas for up to four days at a time while
carrying a 450-pound (204.5-kilogram) payload.
Phantom Eye’s first flight was June 1, 2012, at
Edwards Air Force Base, California. The demon-
strator has completed nine successful flight tests
and has flown with an instrumentation payload
contracted by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
502 Phoenix The 502 Phoenix is a configurable line of small
satellite prototypes for geosynchronous, medium
and low Earth orbit missions. Boeing is devel-
oping these satellites to perform a variety of
diverse missions. These smaller-sized satellites
offer faster, more affordable mission-based
configurations to a variety of potential government
and commercial customers. The 502 satellites
share a common architecture, flight software and
simplified payload integration options, allowing
for rapid manufacturing and deployment while
reducing development costs.
QF-16 Boeing is converting retired F-16s into full-scale
aerial targets that will replace the existing QF-4
fleet. The QF-16s will be used to test newly
developed weapons and train pilots for the
rapidly changing nature of warfare in a safe and
controlled environment. The QF-16 contract
includes design, testing, manufacturing readiness
and production.
Ship’s Signal Exploitation Equipment
(SSEE) Increment F
SSEE systems are tactical cryptologic and
information warfare systems that operate across
multiple U.S. Navy surface combatant platforms.
SSEE acquires, identifies, locates and analyzes
signals for external and internal information.
SSEE Increment F is in full-rate production.