Boeing Receives First Engines for X-45C Unmanned Combat Aircraft

Posted on: Nov. 20th, 2004 || Source: boeing.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

Boeing Receives First Engines for X-45C Unmanned Combat Aircraft

ST. LOUIS, November 18, 2004 - The Boeing [NYSE: BA] Company accepted the first two engines for the Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) X-45C aircraft program Nov. 10 in a ceremony held at a General Electric plant in Lynn, Mass.

Boeing is building three X-45C aircraft in St. Louis as part of the J-UCAS program. Each of the aircraft will be powered by a single F404 engine.

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