Pentagon, Arlington, VA (June 14, 2004) - Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research Development and Acquisition John J. Young, Jr., left, announces a contract to the Boeing Company to develop the U.S. Navy's Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft (MMA). Built on a modified Boeing 737-800ERX, the 737-MMA will bring together a highly reliable airframe and high-bypass turbo fan jet engine with a fully connected, open architecture mission system. This combination, coupled with next-generation sensors...