Boeing history chronology

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2009 Jan. 6: The Government of India orders eight P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine
warfare aircraft, a variant of the P-8A Poseidon, and becomes the first international customer for
the P-8.
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The Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Unmanned Aircraft System completes its 1,500th shipboard sortie with
the U.S. Navy.
Boeing completes the first aerial refueling of an Australian 737-700 Wedgetail airborne early warning
and control aircraft using a KC-10 tanker flying 25,000 above Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.
The U.S. Department of Defense awards Boeing a $1.1 billion contract for a performance-basedlogistics
sustainment program for the C-17 Globemaster III.
Boeing launches its Boeing in Canada Web site at www.boeing.ca to provide up-to-date information in
English and French about Boeing and its role in Canada’s economy, commercial aviation, national
defense and security.
Boeing completes its Industrial and Regional Benefits program for Phase 1 of the CF-18 Fighter Avionics
Modernization Program for the Canadian Forces, one year ahead of schedule.
The U.S. Department of Defense awards the Bell-Boeing team a contract valued at $581 million to
provide integrated logistics support for the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.
Boeing proves that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can shoot down a small
unmanned aerial vehicle like those that increasingly threaten U.S. troops deployed in war zones.
U.S. Air Force awards Boeing a $75 million contract extension to continue risk reduction and system
definition for the Transformational Satellite Communications System (TSAT). This brings Boeing’s total
TSAT contract funding to $793 million.
The U.S. Air Force awards Boeing $19.1 million for the Future Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool
program supporting the AC-130U Gunship.
The Missile Defense Agency awards Boeing a $250 million contract to maintain ground-based
midcourse defenses against long-range ballistic missiles.
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