Airmen at Andersen AFB, Guam, have completed a $6.1 million project to install four state-of-the-art instrument landing systems at the base’s air field. These new Selex 2100 Series ILS allow pilots to utilize any one of Andersen’s four landing approaches in bad weather and land safely, according to TSgt. Jarrett Blea, noncommissioned officer in charge of the base’s airfield systems. In the past, Andersen’s flightline had only one ILS. This severely limited the options for landing aircraft during the frequent rainstorms associated with Guam. The new capability significantly improves the base’s ability to support the continuous presence of bombers and fighters that operate from there on regular rotations to deter aggression in the region. The project took almost three years of planning and more than 18 months of construction. Andersen is the first Pacific Air Forces base to feature Selex 2100s. (Andersen report by SrA. Shane Dunaway)
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April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.