Boeing history chronology

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2008
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Boeing begins work on the new AH-6 light attack/reconnaissance helicopter.
Boeing delivers the 20,000th Combat Survivor Evader Locator (CSEL) communications system to the
joint services.
Boeing rolls out the first F-15SG jet fighter. The F-15SG is a variant of the F-15E built for the
Singapore air force.
The U.S. Navy receives the first production LJDAM guidance kits, addressing the service’s need to
engage fast-moving land targets.
Boeing proves that the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system can defeat a long-range
ballistic missile target by intercepting a target in the most complex test to date.
The first of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet multirole fighter aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force enters
final assembly.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory selects an industry team led by Phantom Works to develop
the technology for that enables unmanned aerial vehicles to refuel from tanker aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force authorizes $234 million to Boeing Space and Intelligence Systems to complete
production of the sixth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite.
Boeing achieves its 2008 commitment to certify all major manufacturing facilities to the globally
recognized International Organization for Standardization 14001 environmental management
system standard.
The Boeing Company in 2008 recorded 662 net commercial airplane orders.
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