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BOEING CO · 2026-09-23 · Importance 31 · Surprise 42

Boeing subsidiary Insitu and Gogo tested satellite communications on an Integrator military drone. The system uses Eutelsat's OneWeb low-Earth-orbit network to provide an ITAR-free, high-speed SATCOM option for global customers. The capability positions Boeing's unmanned systems business as an alternative to SpaceX's Starlink for military connectivity and supports customer efforts to diversify communications providers.

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• A Netflix documentary titled 'Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing' argues that corporate cost-cutting measures at Boeing contributed to the 737 MAX crashes and the Alaska Airlines door plug blowout, highlighting whistleblower accounts including John Barnett. source