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February 23, 2006

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Boeing GMD Team Launches Target, Tests Upgraded Radar

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2006 -- A Boeing-led [NYSE: BA] industry team and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have successfully completed a test of key parts of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system.

During today's test, a newly upgraded radar at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., demonstrated its capability by tracking a long-range ballistic missile target launched from Kodiak, Alaska. The radar, which provides wide-area surveillance of potential hostile ballistic missiles, recently received hardware and software enhancements, including new data-processing equipment, to enable it to more precisely project a threat missile's trajectory.

"Today's successful target launch verified that the Beale radar can detect, track and provide precise trajectory information to help defend against a long-range ballistic missile attack" said Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems. "We are extremely proud of this achievement as we continue to deliver increased missile defense capability to our military customer."

The test also served as a rehearsal for Flight Test 2 (FT-2), the first of several GMD flight tests planned for later this year. During FT-2, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., an operationally configured interceptor will be launched from an operational GMD site for the first time. A target vehicle also will be launched from Kodiak during the test. The objective of the test is for the interceptor kill vehicle to collect data on the target vehicle; no intercept is planned.

Today's test is the latest in a series of successes for the GMD program. In December at the Ronald Reagan Missile Site at Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific, the program conducted the first flight test of an operationally configured interceptor. In January, the Sea-Based X-Band Radar, which will become part of the overall missile defense sensor architecture for both operations and testing, made an interim stop in Hawaii during its trip from Texas, where it was assembled, to its homeport of Adak, Alaska.

Boeing is the prime contractor for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, which is the centerpiece of the Missile Defense Agency's overall layered ballistic missile defense architecture. Industry partners include Raytheon, Orbital Sciences Corp. and Northrop Grumman.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.

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Boeing and Messier Services to Provide Extended MRO Capability

SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has named Messier Services-Asia as a new Boeing Component Repair Network Service Center. Under the agreement, Messier Services-Asia will perform landing gear overhauls on Boeing MD-11 airplanes as well as overhaul services for 777 and Next-Generation 737 landing gear. This agreement is part of a new Boeing Component Repair Network Service Center program within the Component Repair and Leasing Services group aimed at reducing maintenance costs and providing faster repairs of key rotable components.

Messier Services-Asia joins an expanding network of service centers providing maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for Boeing customers around the world including locations in Seattle; Long Beach, Calif.; and jointly owned Boeing/Hawker de Havilland Service Center in Port Melbourne, Australia.

Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, is a customer-focused organization. It provides products, services and integrated solutions to improve fleet utilization, reduce costs, leverage leading-edge information management, and ensure passenger well-being. The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company providing products and services to customers in 145 countries.

Messier Services-Asia (MSA) provides one of the most comprehensive landing gear repair and overhaul facilities in the world. MSA houses a Landing Gear Service Centre that has repair and overhaul capabilities for a wide range of Boeing and Airbus aircraft landing gears as well as a Component & Accessory Service Centre which provides landing gear component and accessory overhaul services to support a wide range of commercial aircraft.

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Boeing P-8A MMA Completes Weapons Separation Wind Tunnel Tests.

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Boeing Completes P-8A Weapons Separation Wind Tunnel Tests

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] this month successfully completed P-8A Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA) weapons separation wind tunnel tests at the Arnold Air Force Base Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tenn.

The tests validated Boeing predictions that the U.S. Navy-required P-8A weapons, which include torpedoes, missiles and naval mines, will safely separate from the aircraft when launched during flight.

"This major milestone moves us significantly closer to the start of flight-testing for weapons separation and also validates the aircraft's design," said Jack Zerr, Boeing vice president and P-8A program manager. "The team performed the tests in half the expected time, which further demonstrates our commitment to keeping the P-8A program on schedule and on budget."

During three weeks and approximately 220 hours of testing Boeing engineers, monitored by Navy personnel, placed weapons on a moveable mount near a 6.2 percent scale P-8A model. As the weapons were moved away from the aircraft at various airspeeds and locations, aerodynamic forces were measured to gauge the effect.

"The Navy is extremely happy about the positive correlation between our predictions and the test data," said Neal Mosbarger, Boeing P-8A Flight Technology manager. "As a result, we likely will be able to reduce the P-8A's flight test hours when we get to that phase of the program."

All P-8A aerodynamic wind tunnel testing is now complete, just 20 months after authorization to proceed with the System Development and Demonstration phase of the program. Overall, Boeing has completed more than 3,100 hours of P-8A wind tunnel testing.

Boeing will continue to analyze the wind tunnel data, which will be used to support the program's Critical Design Review, slated for early 2007.

The P-8A, a 737-800 aircraft, is the Navy's replacement platform for the P-3C. Its primary mission is to provide persistent anti-submarine warfare. In addition, the P-8A MMA will contribute to anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance warfighting capabilities, as defined in the Sea Shield and FORCEnet elements of the Navy's Sea Power 21 program.

The Boeing-led team, which includes CFM International, Northrop Grumman [NYSE: NOC], Raytheon [NYSE: RTN] and Smiths Aerospace [LSE: SMIN.L], will produce five test aircraft during the program's System Development and Demonstration phase. The Navy plans to purchase up to 108 aircraft to replace its aging fleet of P-3 aircraft.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense and Department of Homeland Security; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.

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Boeing Signs Agreement with Goodrich to Provide Extended MRO Capability

SINGAPORE, Feb. 23, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has reached an agreement with Goodrich Aerostructures Service Center Asia (GASCA), a subsidiary of Goodrich Corp., for Goodrich to perform nacelle component repair and overhaul services on Boeing Next-Generation 737 and 777 airplanes. This agreement is part of a new Boeing Component Repair Network Service Center (NSC) program within the Component Repair and Leasing Services group, which aims to reduce overall repair costs and manage complex rotable programs by establishing additional MRO support in key global regions.

GASCA will join the repair network service center program as part of a continuing strategy to reduce maintenance costs for airline customers and to provide faster repairs of key rotable components.

GASCA is the fourth network service center providing maintenance, repair and overhaul solutions for Boeing customers around the world. Other component repair centers include Seattle, Long Beach, Calif.; and jointly owned Boeing/Hawker de Havilland Service Center in Port Melbourne, Australia.

Boeing and Goodrich also have formed a strategic go-to-market team to offer airline customers nacelle asset availability, maintenance and overhaul services. This program includes technical and management services to benefit customers. Airline customers will have the opportunity for expanded maintenance options for repair and overhaul services along with options for total maintenance services of Boeing aircraft nacelle components.

The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company providing products and services to customers in 145 countries. Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, a unit of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, provides products, services and integrated solutions to improve fleet utilization, reduce costs, leverage leading-edge information management, and ensure passenger well-being.
Goodrich Corp., a Fortune 500 company, is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. With one of the most strategically diversified portfolios of products in the industry, Goodrich serves a global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service facilities. For more information visit www.goodrich.com .

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Boeing Selects New Breed Logistics Inc. to Manage Logistics for 787 Dreamliner

New Everett, Wash.-based facility will deliver Dreamliner hardware

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 23, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced it has selected North Carolina- based supply chain management company New Breed Logistics Inc. to provide logistics services supporting the final assembly of the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

New Breed will locate a new facility in Everett from which it will deliver smaller 787 airplane hardware. While Boeing intends to use three specially modified 747-400s to fly large composite parts from partner locations around the world, smaller components for the Dreamliner will continue to be shipped to Boeing via land, sea and rail. New Breed will deliver all Dreamliner components to designated locations in the Boeing factory for installation by 787 final assembly employees.

"New Breed is an industry leader for providing world-class logistics services to a wide array of customers," said 787 Vice President of Airplane Production Scott Strode. "This expertise will serve us well as we continue to develop the final assembly process for the 787, which will be dramatically different than the way airplanes are currently built."

"Our strength in providing creative, flexible, technology-focused solutions for high performance and complex logistics requirements has earned New Breed a place on the elite 787 Dreamliner team," said Louis DeJoy, New Breed's Chairman and CEO. "We are very proud to be selected for this strategic initiative."

New Breed's facility will come on-line in time to support final assembly of the first Dreamliners in 2007.

More information

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

The 787 is a family of three super-efficient airplanes that will provide passengers with a better flying experience. The airplanes will feature significant improvements in passenger amenities including cleaner air, bigger windows, a lower cabin altitude and higher humidity. Detailed design of the 787 is under way with production scheduled to start in 2006. First flight is planned for 2007 with deliveries beginning in 2008.
New Breed Logistics Inc.

New Breed is a national distribution center operations company, featuring world-class capabilities in distribution services, reverse logistics & repair, and supply chain consulting. Clients include Verizon Wireless, Siemens Medical Solutions, the United States Postal Service, and the U.S. Marine Corps. New Breed employs more than 3,000 people and operates more than 40 distribution centers. More information is available at www.newbreed.com .

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February 22, 2006

Boeing's Ross Bogue, New Vice President and General Manager for Boeing's 747/767/77 Programs.

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Boeing Names Ross Bogue, Vice President - General Manager for 747/767/777 Programs and Everett Site

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 22, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] named Ross Bogue vice president and general manager for Boeing's 747/767/777 programs and the Everett site, replacing Dan Becker, who announced his intent to retire on April 30. Bogue will report to Carolyn Corvi, vice president and general manager Commercial Airplane Production.

Bogue, 49, was vice president and general manager for Boeing Fabrication, a position he has held since December 2004. In that role, Bogue led the largest consolidated operation in the world dedicated to engineering and manufacturing aerospace parts, tools and assemblies. In addition to its headquarters in Auburn, Wash., the division operates in Frederickson, Renton and Everett, Wash; Portland, Ore; Salt Lake City, Utah; Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Melbourne and Sydney, Australia.

Bogue begins his transition to his new position immediately. Boeing will name a replacement for him at Fabrication at a later date.

"Today we congratulate Ross Bogue on his important new assignment and we thank Dan Becker for his 31 years of outstanding service to Boeing," said Alan Mulally, Boeing Commercial Airplanes president and chief executive officer. "Dan's passion for implementing the Boeing Production System and focus on engaging all employees will be felt for many, many years."

During his 25-year career at Boeing, Bogue has served as vice president of Technical Services for Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) where he was responsible for fleet enhancement and modification products and services. He also led manufacturing for both Airplane Programs and CAS. Bogue's experience at Boeing also includes leading component manufacturing units as vice president of Aircraft Systems & Interiors and as director of Operations for Boeing Fabrication. He joined Boeing in 1979 as an industrial engineer.

Bogue earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Puget Sound in 1979, and a master's in management as a Sloan Fellow from Stanford University in 1995. He is a 1991 graduate of the Executive Education Program at the Joseph B. Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh.

Bogue serves on several boards, including Boeing Australia Ltd, the Aerospace Industry Manufacturing Seminar (AIMS) at the University of Washington, and the Mountains to Sound Greenway project in Seattle. From 2002 to 2004, he was president of the Boeing Management Association (BMA).

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Anne Roosevelt Named Boeing Vice President, Community and Education Relations

CHICAGO, Feb. 22, 2006 -- Anne Roosevelt has been named vice president of Community and Education Relations for The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], after serving in that position on an interim basis since Jan. 1.

Roosevelt fills the vacancy left by the former vice president of Community and Education Relations Antoinette (Toni) Bailey who retired in December. Roosevelt joined Boeing in 2001 as director of Boeing's community and education activities in Chicago. Angel Ysaguirre, community investment specialist, will now manage those Chicago activities.

"Good corporate citizenship is a key value of our company, and innovative community investment is an integral part of the way we do business," said Rick Stephens, senior vice president, Human Resources and Administration. "Considering Anne's great work in Chicago, I am confident that her leadership will take the Community and Education Relations function at Boeing to the next level."

The California-born Roosevelt moved to Chicago in 1983 after eight-years on the faculty of Western Kentucky University, where she taught museum studies and worked on the staff of The Kentucky Museum.

In 1987, after serving as the first director of the Center for Scandinavian Studies at Chicago's North Park College, Roosevelt refocused her efforts to pursue her lifelong interest in politics, working for the Democratic National Committee. In 1989 she managed Senator Paul Simon's Chicago office and his 1990 re-election campaign. The following year, Roosevelt was a consultant for the "Daley for Mayor" campaign. In 1991, she became the first executive director of the Museums in the Park, an organization representing the political interests of the nine museums located on Chicago Park District land. From 1996 through 1998, she served as the director of the Mayor's Office of Program Development for the City of Chicago, and in January 1998 she was named executive director of the Brain Research Foundation, an affiliate of The University of Chicago.

Roosevelt is a graduate of Stanford University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in art and art history, and holds a Master of Science degree in library science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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February 21, 2006

Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-200 Artist's Concept.

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Singapore Airlines Picks Boeing Electronic Flight Bag for Entire 777 Fleet

SEATTLE, Feb. 21, 2006 -- Boeing and Singapore Airlines (SIA) have announced that the airline will add Boeing's Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) Installation Kits on its entire fleet of new and existing 777s. The EFB installations are seen as key to support the airline's continuous improvements in efficiency and quality that have helped to solidify its place among the world's most profitable airlines. Singapore Airlines has 58 777s in service, which is the largest 777 fleet of any airline, and has an additional 19 on order.

With this order, Singapore Airlines becomes the first airline in the world to operate multiple e-Enabled Boeing maintenance and performance products on the same fleet of airplanes.

"The Boeing Class 3 EFB is a key aspect of our vision for an e-Enabled aircraft," said Bey Soo Khiang, senior executive vice president (Operations and Services) for Singapore Airlines. "Boeing's EFB solution creates a link between the aircraft and our airline enterprise systems. With this link, coupled with the software applications on the ground and in the EFB, Singapore Airlines will be able to realize significant operational benefits."

Boeing's vision of an e-Enabled air transport system is one where data, information and knowledge can be shared instantly across an air-transport enterprise. As an early adopter of Boeing's Airplane Health Management and Integrated Materials Management systems, and because it is a major customer of Connexion by Boeing, SIA already is a leader in the e-Enabled airplane environment. The Electronic Flight Bag kit is designed to fit seamlessly with these other leading-edge technologies, giving the airline the ability to connect aircraft with its enterprise systems.

"An order like this from Singapore Airlines gives us two big reasons to celebrate," said Lou Mancini, vice president and general manager of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services. "First, this represents another market validation for our Class 3 Electronic Flight Bag, which has enjoyed terrific momentum in recent weeks. And second, given SIA's reputation for and commitment to quality, the decision reaffirms that commitment."

Boeing will begin fitting the Electronic Flight Bag Installation Kits on the 19 new 777-300ERs starting in November this year. Each EFB Installation Kit includes two pilot displays in the cockpit from Astronautics Corp. of America and two electronic processors. The kit also includes engineering for the installation of hardware, video surveillance equipment to monitor the cabin entry to the flight deck, a network file server to be located in the cabin and a terminal wireless LAN unit (TWLU). Boeing software will include the first delivery of the Boeing Electronic Logbook (ELB) and the taxi positional-awareness moving map from Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen.

Delivery of the retrofit kits for the existing airplanes will begin in February 2007; the final kit is scheduled for delivery in December of the same year.

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February 20, 2006

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Boeing Engineer David Blanding Among Winners of the Black Engineer of the Year Award

CHICAGO, Feb. 20, 2006 -- A Boeing engineer who has helped develop sophisticated electric actuators for advanced unmanned air systems, space vehicles and commercial airplanes is among the winners of the national 2006 Black Engineer of the Year Award.

David Blanding, a senior engineer with Boeing Phantom Works, the company's advanced research and development unit, is a recognized authority in electrically powered and fluid subsystems. He is also a mentor to students from diverse backgrounds. His personal motto: "Helping young people to go beyond where I am is more important than helping them get to where I am."

Blanding and other winners of the award are being honored for outstanding contributions to technology and for serving as exceptional role models. He was presented with his award during the 20th Annual Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) conference held Feb. 16-19 in Baltimore, Md.

"Dave Blanding has clearly demonstrated his personal commitment not only to achieving technical excellence in his own field but also to inspiring others to pursue technical careers and excellence in those careers," said Jim Morris, vice president of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Engineering and Manufacturing and executive sponsor of The Boeing Company's Technical Excellence Initiative. "So Dave truly represents what this award is designed to recognize."

Blanding, currently based in Huntington Beach, Calif., joined Boeing in 1971 as a lab test engineer on the B-1 program. He progressed through increasingly responsible positions, working on such programs as the Space Shuttle vehicle, the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the B1-B Lancer, the National Aerospace Plane, AC-130U gunship and the Space Launch Initiative. The electric actuators he helped develop will be used on the X-45 Joint Unmanned Combat Air System, the X-37 space technology demonstrator, and the 787 Dreamliner.

Electric actuators are mechanisms in airplanes, rotorcraft, spacecraft and other vehicles that control primary and secondary flight controls and vehicle utility systems. These devices will replace the traditional hydraulically powered actuators that are being used today to provide the same function.

Blanding has been the board president of his Los Angeles Baptist church school for more than 20 years and spends much of his spare time coaching and teaching students. He is also active in Boeing educational programs for minority students.

Blanding is a member of several prestigious engineering organizations, including the International Council of Aeronautical Sciences.

Since 1987, the BEYA conference, produced by Career Communications Group, has recognized the outstanding achievements of black engineers. Every year, a panel of educators, engineers and managers around the United States reviews more than 250 nominations. The three-day awards conference also links qualified engineers, scientists, business professionals and students with regional and national employers.

Also during the conference, three Boeing executives received recognition by the editors of US Black Engineer & Information Technology magazine as being among the Top 100 Most Important Blacks in Technology in 2006. They are James Bell, Boeing Chief Financial Officer; Norma Clayton, vice president of Boeing's Global Sourcing Initiative; and James Wigfall, vice president of Supplier Management at the company's Shared Services Group. The accomplishments of the 2006 honorees "validate the important contributions Blacks make in the high-tech and business world on a daily basis," says the USBE.

The Boeing Company is the world's leading aerospace company with a heritage that mirrors the history of flight. It is the largest manufacturer of satellites, commercial jetliners, and military aircraft. The company is also a global market leader in missile defense, human space flight, and launch services. Chicago-based Boeing has an extensive global reach with customers in 145 countries.

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Boeing Issues Statement on SpiceJet 737 Announcement

SINGAPORE, Feb. 20, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] is pleased that New Delhi-based SpiceJet, India's newest low-cost carrier, has announced it will exercise options for 10 Next-Generation 737s, including five 737-800s and five 737-900ERs, and has secured 10 additional options.

"The 737 continues to play an integral role in meeting the needs of India's rapidly growing aviation market, and we are thrilled that this outstanding customer is reaffirming its commitment to the Next-Generation 737 family by finalizing this agreement," said Dinesh Keskar, vice president of Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "The 737-900ER offers 9 percent lower operating costs per trip and 7 percent lower operating costs per seat than its competitor."

The Next-Generation 737 flies higher, faster, farther and more quietly than comparable airplanes, while offering greater fuel efficiency. The 737 airplane family is the world's best-selling commercial jet airplane, with more than 6,100 ordered by 231 customers.

For more information about the 737, visit http://www.boeing.com/commercial/737family/ .

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Republic of Singapore Air Force Deploys First International Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter in Asia

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2006 -- The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has reassigned three of its AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-role combat helicopters from its training base in the United States to a RSAF facility in Singapore, marking the first-ever deployment of international Apache helicopters in Asia.

One of the Apache Longbows, produced by The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in Mesa, Ariz., is on display this week at the 2006 Asian Aerospace exhibition in Singapore.

U.S. Army Apaches have been stationed in Asia over the past decade, but Singapore, which joined the Apache family in 1999, had previously assigned its growing fleet to training duties at a facility in Arizona.Singapore has ordered 20 Apache Longbow helicopters and has logged more than 8,000 accident-free hours in the past three-and-a-half-years while training in Arizona.Singapore received its first eight in 2002 and began receiving the first of the final 12 in January 2006.

The first of the three Apache Longbows sent to Singapore was ceremoniously accepted in Arizona in January before being flown to Singapore by transport aircraft.

"The return marks a significant milestone for the Republic of Singapore Air Force.In the U.S., they have had very good training value. They were able to practice and train the components, the proficiencies and the competencies. Now we can look at the bigger scheme of things and fit them in with the other pieces to set the stage for a new era for our defense force," said Colonel Tan Wee Ngee, Commander, Sembawang Air Base.

Boeing and the RSAF have been working closely to ensure the program meets or exceeds requirements and will continue to ensure that the RSAF has the resources to maintain and operate its aircraft in Singapore.

"The Singapore Apache program continues to make great strides and achieve significant milestones," said Tommy Filler, Boeing director of International Apache Programs. "Our overall success reflects outstanding teamwork and long-term commitments from everyone involved. And we're equally proud that the Republic of Singapore Air Force is the first of our international customers in Asia to field the Apache."

The Apache Longbow features fully integrated avionics and weapons plus a state-of-the-art modem transmitting real-time, secure digitized battlefield information to air and ground forces. It can rapidly detect, classify, prioritize and engage stationary or moving opposition targets at standoff ranges in nearly all weather environments.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.

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Norway Signs Contract for Boeing JDAM Becomes 14th International Customer

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20, 2006 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will provide the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) weapon system to the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) under an agreement recently reached with Norway.

The JDAM system will equip RNoAF F-16 aircraft with all-weather, autonomous, accurate delivery of bombs against a broad spectrum of targets. The contract includes JDAM guidance kits, F-16 weapon system integration and operational support.

"Our focus remains on incorporating technology into the latest JDAM model while reducing costs and continuing development of future enhancements," said Rick Heerdt, JDAM program manager for Boeing.

Norway is the fifth member of the European Participating Air Forces (EPAF) to select JDAM, resulting in a common weapon system across EPAF member nations. This JDAM contract also brings to 14 the number of international customers for this weapon system.

A GPS-aided, near-precision weapon, JDAM guidance kits are capable of guiding inventory warheads ranging in size from 500 to 2,000 pounds. JDAM has been used extensively in global operations by the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

Since 1998, Boeing has produced more than 140,000 JDAM guidance kits for the U.S. and 14 international customers.

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.

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