Apr 11
U.S. ground forces are about to get an awesome new whip from Boeing’s Phantom Works: a petite combat support vehicle combining power, speed, and all-terrain traction to deliver soldiers to just about anywhere on Earth—without all the hiking.
Mar 07
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Boeing’s long-suffering 787 Dreamliner has hit yet another snag: At least 42 newly-produced jets may have hairline fractures along the wings. Luckily, the planes haven’t been delivered to buyers yet, but it’s still bad news for Boeing.
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Mar 05
Despite the mammoth budgets assigned to next-generation military aircraft programs, the Department of Defense is always looking for ways to streamline the development process and shave dollars from a combat system’s bottom line. You’d think the DoD would take Boeing’s lead and just build quarter-sized, remote controlled flight test prototypes, like the X-36 agile fighter.
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Mar 01
Boeing Co, best know for creating jets and fighter planes, has announced on Wednesday that it will be releasing its own secure smartphone targeting the US defense and security communities. Boeing stated that they had identified a need for agencies to have secure data communications that current devices on the market have not met.
The Boeing Black Smartphone will run on Google’s Android operating system and contain multiple features to maintain secure data storage and communications with the most significant of those being a self-destruct feature. Any attempt to break into the device case, according to Bruce Olcott of Boeing’s council, will trigger functions that will delete all data and software on the device leaving in inoperable.
According to a product card released by Boeing the device will have a 4.2 inch display and dual SIM supported bands for LTE, WCDMA and GSM. It will also communicate via Bluetooth, but interestingly no mention of WiFi. It will have on board storage as well as a microSD expansion slot and dual 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPUs.
No word at this point on carriers or the exact price and release date, but it is likely not too far off based on the amount of details released this week.
Feb 27
Boeing has detailed its new, ultra-secure smartphone, the Boeing Black, a locked-down Android handset promising defense and security agency standards of protection for user-data. Spotted clearing the FCC earlier this … Continue reading
Feb 27
Boeing is a company that many associate with aeroplanes, and rightfully so given that that is the company’s core competency. However Boeing has been making headlines as of late for something completely unrelated – smartphones.
As you might recall earlier, a certain Boeing “Black” handset was spotted at the FCC, although at that time there was no official announcement from the company, at least until now where Boeing has officially announced the Black smartphone, a device which the company is touting as a highly secure product. (more…)
Boeing Black Smartphone Unveiled, Not For The Average Consumer original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 26
Government employees who rely on Blackberry’s famously secure encryption might have another phone to choose from some day soon: Myce reports that Boeing has quietly filed papers with the FCC for a phone that self-destructs if you tamper with it. It’s called the Boeing Black, of course.
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Feb 26
They say that good things come to those who wait. I would suppose that should you happen to be an industry watcher where smartphones are concerned, you might have come across news that Boeing, the aviation giant, intends to make the jump into the world of smartphones. This is almost as “silly” as supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg teaming up with Razer to roll out a limited edition Razer Blade gaming laptop, as the worlds of both companies are poles apart. No matter, it has been a couple of years since Boeing reiterated their commitment to work on an Android-powered smartphone that is secure, and here we are in spring with news of such a smartphone having arrived at the FCC already for approval, which can only mean one thing – the Boeing Android-powered smartphone is well on its way to the market.
Boeing’s Android-Powered Smartphone Arrives At The FCC original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Feb 26
Boeing Black Secure Smartphone Hits The FCC, Aims To Be The Next BlackBerry
Posted in: Today's ChiliBlackBerry still enjoys a number of government smartphone contracts, but a new Android device forthcoming from Boeing might threaten that relationship. The aviation giant copped to development of a secure smartphone last year, but now the so-called “Boeing Black” has hit the FCC (via Myce), providing a little more background. Read More
Feb 26
Boeing is a name that is synonymous with aircraft. We talked about Boeing when the 787-9 Dreamliner completed its maiden voyage in 2013. While most of Boeing is focused on … Continue reading
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