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Selected Boeing Products, Programs and Services
The Delta II family of expendable launch vehicles can lift payloads weighing up to 2,177 kilograms (4,800 pounds) to geosynchronous transfer orbit. Delta II is "the workhorse of the launch industry" and is the most successful launch vehicle in its class. In 2003, Boeing introduced the Delta II Heavy configuration for NASA, and celebrated the 300th Delta launch. Delta II completed seven missions in 2003, including two with the new Heavy configuration.
2004 manifest: 9
Medium-Plus
Heavy
The Delta IV launch vehicles can lift payloads weighing up to 13,041 kilograms (28,750 pounds) to geosynchronous transfer orbit. The Delta IV currently serves the U.S. Air Force. The Delta IV has successfully completed all scheduled missions to date, including one commercial and two government missions. The Delta IV family consists of five configurations: the Medium, three versions of the Medium-Plus, and the Heavy. Boeing Launch Services no longer offers the Delta III, which was developed as a transitional vehicle.
2004 manifest: 3
The E-10A-MC2A is the next-generation wide-area airborne surveillance platform. The 767-400ER-based system will provide a near-real- time picture of the battlespace, and is a critical component in cruise missile defense. Boeing is teamed with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon for the E-10A airborne ground surveillance Increment 1. Boeing is responsible for the structural modification, testing and certification of the E-10A testbed.
The combat-proven F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the cornerstone of U.S. naval aviation and the United States' newest, most advanced strike fighter. Designed to perform both fighter (air-to-air) and attack (air-to-surface or strike) missions, the Super Hornet provides all the capability, flexibility and performance necessary to modernize the air or naval aviation forces of any country. More than 170 of the 284 Super Hornets on order by the U.S. Navy have been delivered-and all were delivered on or ahead of schedule. Production is expected to run through at least 2012.
2003 deliveries: 44
The F-15E Eagle is the world's most capable multi-role fighter and the backbone of the U.S. Air Force fleet. The F-15E carries payloads larger than those of any other tactical fighter, and it retains the air-to-air capability of the air superiority F-15C. It can operate around the clock and in any weather. Since entering operational service, the F-15 has a perfect air combat record with more than 104 victories and no losses. Three other nations are currently flying the F-15, and the Republic of Korea recently ordered 40 F-15K versions. Following a two-year competition, Boeing was invited to compete in the Republic of Singapore's Next Fighter Replacement Program. Boeing and Raytheon have proposed upgrading 161 U.S. Air Force F-15C/Ds with improved Active Electronically Scanned Array Radar.
2003 deliveries: 4
Boeing, teamed with Lockheed Martin, Pratt & Whitney and the U.S. Air Force, has developed and is now producing the F/A-22 Raptor as a replacement for the F-15C beginning in 2005. The fighter is a weapon system designed to overcome future threats and quickly establish air dominance using its revolutionary blend of stealth, super cruise, advanced integrated avionics and superior maneuverability. The Air Force plans to procure more than 300 F/A-22s, with production expected to run through 2013. The F/A-22 team is currently on contract to deliver 52 production aircraft.
FAB-T is a key military transformation program that enables the Department of Defense to use the power of technology to strike an enemy with speed, security and precision. Boeing is under contract with the U.S. Air Force to design and develop this family of multimission capable satellite communications (SATCOM) terminals that will enable information exchange among ground, air and space platforms. The Boeing FAB-T team is on schedule to deliver the first terminal prototypes in early 2004.
Boeing and Science Applications International Corporation are the lead systems integrator team for the U.S. Army's FCS program development and demonstration phase. Made up of 18 individual systems and the soldiers who control them, FCS is a networked "system of systems," using advanced communications and technologies to link soldiers with both manned and unmanned ground and air platforms and sensors. FCS is the basis for the Department of Defense's visionary plan to transform the Army into a more highly agile force capable of going anywhere with enough power to overcome any adversary.
Boeing leads the team that is developing Future Imagery Architecture-a key element of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office's space-based architecture. This significant contract, which the NRO awarded in 1999 and which extends through 2010, confirms Boeing's leadership in the area of space imaging.
Boeing has built a total of 40 GPS satellites and is under contract to build six follow-on Block IIF satellites with an option for additional satellites. Also, a U.S. Air Force contract to lead the ground control segment of the GPS constellation and a study contract to define the requirements for GPS III ensures Boeing will continue to provide navigation system leadership well into the future.