The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a $342.1M contract modification to provide two additional KC-46A Pegasus refueling tankers to the Japanese government.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 29, 2020 — Leanne Caret, president and CEO of Boeing’s (NYSE: BA) defense, space and security business, cited digital engineering as a key element for the company's work across various U.S. Air Force programs, ExecutiveBiz reported Oct. 7.

The State Department has approved a potential $2.4B sale of Harpoon missile systems and equipment to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U.S. to support the Taiwanese government’s defense modernization efforts.

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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a $30M contract to help the U.S. Navy develop a supersonic ramjet missile element as part of the service branch’s modernization of its carrier-based weapons and air strike fighters.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has expanded its executive council to include nine senior leaders in a revamp of the aerospace and defense contractor’s operational structure. “These appointments build on prior actions designed to simplify and align our structure, sharpen our focus and move our leaders one step closer to our work,” David Calhoun, president and CEO of Boeing, told employees in a letter Wednesday.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) has received a three-year, $149.5M delivery order from the Defense Logistics Agency to provide consumable parts for the U.S. Air Force's KC-46 Pegasus tanker aircraft.

Boeing has published its annual forecast for the commercial and defense aerospace market, the company reported on Tuesday. The report has analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Boeing's upcoming market dynamics. The 2020 Boeing Market Outlook (BMO) has reported that the commercial aviation and services markets will continue to face significant challenges as a result of COVID-19. 

Boeing (NYSE: BA) will develop a payload prototype for the first phase of a military satellite communications program under a potential $298M contract from the U.S. Space Force.

The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Boeing (NYSE: BA) a $249M contract modification to continue development, testing, fielding and sustainment of a weapon system designed to defend against ballistic missile threats.