Division of the Boeing Company that builds military aircraft, weapons and space systems
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
(
BDS
) is a division of
The Boeing Company
based in
Arlington, Virginia
, near
Washington, D.C.
The division builds military
airplanes
,
rotorcraft
, and
missiles
, as well as space systems for both
commercial
and military customers, including
satellites
,
spacecraft
, and
rockets
.
It was formerly known as
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
(
IDS
), which was formed in 2002 by combining the former "Military Aircraft and Missile Systems" and "Space and Communications" divisions.
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The group that brought together major names in aerospace;
Boeing Military Airplane Company
;
Hughes Satellite Systems
;
Hughes Helicopters
(the civilian helicopter line was divested as
MD Helicopters
);
Piasecki Helicopter
(subsequently known as Boeing Vertol and
Boeing Helicopters
); the
McDonnell
division of
McDonnell Douglas
; and the former
North American Aviation
division of
Rockwell International
.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security made Boeing the third-largest defense contractor in the world in 2021
[5]
and helped make Boeing
the second-largest U.S. federal government contractor
in fiscal year 2019.
History
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Boeing Defense, Space & Security was headquartered in
Greater St. Louis
north of
St. Louis Lambert International Airport
in the northern
St. Louis
suburb of
Berkeley, Missouri
, until January 2017, when top executives and support staff were relocated to Arlington, Virginia.
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There are also significant operations in nearby Missouri communities, such as
Hazelwood
and
St. Charles
. It remains one of the largest employers in Greater St. Louis with 13,707 local employees as of 2018.
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Other major locations of BDS are in California and Washington state. Boeing chose to locate the defense systems offices in the St. Louis area because of the role of the space and aircraft programs of the former McDonnell Douglas location, and bipartisan support from area politicians.
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In 2016, Boeing moved the division headquarters from St. Louis to
Arlington, Virginia
in the
Washington, D.C.
area and located close to
The Pentagon
.
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Organization
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Boeing BDS was reorganized in June 2018:
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In November 2022, Boeing consolidated its defense, space and security business from eight divisions into four, according to a company statement. Those reorganized divisions now focus on vertical lift; mobility, surveillance and bombers; air dominance; and space, intelligence and weapons systems, led by
Ted Colbert
, president and chief executive officer of BDS.
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- Vertical Lift
? The world's largest provider of military rotorcraft with a diverse portfolio of cargo, tiltrotor, and attack platforms, led by Vice President and General Manager
Mark Cherry
- Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers
? Includes
KC-46
, SAOC,
E-7
,
VC-25B
,
P-8
, Bombers,
AWACS/AEW&C
,
777X
components and all executive transport programs, led by Vice President and General Manager
Dan Gillian
.
- Air Dominance
? Includes classified programs; the
F/A-18
,
F-15
, T-7,
MQ-25
and
MQ-28
programs; and the non-space
Phantom Works
portfolio, including the Virtual Warfare Centers, led by Vice President and General Manager
Steve Nordlund
- Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems
? Includes space exploration and launch programs, satellites, munitions, missiles, weapon system deterrents, maritime undersea, Phantom Works Space and subsidiaries (BI&A, Millennium, Insitu, Liquid Robotics, Spectrolab, Argon and DRT), led by Vice President and General Manager
Kay Sears
.
Products
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Bomber aircraft
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Rotorcraft
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Fighter and attack aircraft
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Experimental aircraft
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Tankers and transport aircraft
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Trainer aircraft
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Electronic warfare, surveillance and other military variants
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Utility aircraft
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Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Missiles
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Space launch and spacecraft
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Boeing Launch Services Inc. (BLS) is Boeing's commercial
launch service provider
. On behalf of its commercial customers, BLS administers launch service contracts for Delta II and Delta IV launches
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conducted by
United Launch Alliance
. In November 2010, Boeing Defense, Space & Security was selected by NASA for consideration for potential contract awards for
heavy lift launch vehicle
system concepts, and propulsion technologies.
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Spaceplanes
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Satellites
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Space probes
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Other
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Facilities
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On July 21, 2006, Boeing announced that it would be consolidating its
Southern California
locations. The Boeing facility in Anaheim will be moving to
Huntington Beach, California
.
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- Huntsville, Alabama
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(Spacelab, International Space Station, Delta,
Ground-based Midcourse Defense
)
- Mesa, Arizona
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(AH-64, AH-6i)
- Anaheim, California
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- El Segundo, California
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(satellite complex: 601, 702)
- Long Beach, California
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(C-17 until 2015)
- Palmdale, California
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(Space Shuttle)
- Pleasanton, California
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- Seal Beach, California
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Saturn V rocket and Apollo Capsule (original contractor North American later Rockwell International)
- Huntington Beach, California
[16]
(Saturn V, X-51A, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Delta, and ISS)
- Kennedy Space Center
,
Florida
[16]
(as part of
United Space Alliance
and
United Launch Alliance
)
- Macon, Georgia
[16]
(C-17, a-10, ch-47) Closing down December 2016
- New Orleans
,
Louisiana
[16]
(S-IC stage ? Boeing was the prime contractor where the
Michoud Assembly Facility
was used for the final assembly)
- St. Louis
,
Missouri
(F-15, F/A-18)
- St. Charles, Missouri
(weapons)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma
(F-15/F-15E)
- Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
[16]
(H-47, V-22) H-46 production ended.
- El Paso, Texas
[16]
(B-1B, PAC-3, power and electronics components for ISS, F-22, and F-15, assembly and test for Minuteman III missile guidance system)
- Houston
,
Texas
[16]
- San Antonio
, Texas
[16]
(military aircraft maintenance)
- Puget Sound region
,
Washington
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- Washington, D.C.
area
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See also
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References
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- ^
"Executive Biography of Leanne Caret"
.
Boeing.com
. Retrieved
Dec 19,
2016
.
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"Boeing: The Boeing Company: General Information"
.
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"The Boeing Co. 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)"
.
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
. January 31, 2024.
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Boeing Realigns Defense, Intelligence and Space Businesses
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"Top 100 | Defense News, News about defense programs, business, and technology"
.
Defensenews.com
. Retrieved
2 February
2023
.
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Brown, Lisa.
"Boeing moving defense HQ from St. Louis to D.C. area"
.
STLtoday.com
.
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"St. Louis' Largest Employers, as of August 2018"
.
St. Louis Business Journal
. Retrieved
2018-12-09
.
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"St. Louis Lands $23 Billion Boeing Defense, Space & Security Headquarters"
.
St. Louis Commerce Magazine
. Archived from
the original
on August 7, 2008
. Retrieved
June 13,
2009
.
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Brown, Lisa (2016-12-13).
"Boeing moving defense HQ from St. Louis to D.C. area"
.
St Louis Post-Dispatch
. Retrieved
2024-03-29
.
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"Boeing: About Boeing Defense, Space & Security"
.
Boeing
. Retrieved
2018-06-13
.
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Boeing Reorganizes Defense, Space & Security Business Unit
, Boeing (Media), 2022-11-17
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"GOES-O Mission Overview"
(PDF)
.
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
.
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"Delta II Launch Vehicle"
.
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
. Archived from
the original
on 1 October 2016
. Retrieved
28 September
2016
.
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"NASA Selects Companies for Heavy-Lift Vehicle Studies"
. NASA. Archived from
the original
on 8 November 2010
. Retrieved
8 November
2010
.
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to Consolidate Southern California Facilities
Archived
November 10, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine
. Boeing (2006-07-21). Retrieved on 2013-08-16.
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