- Headquarters
- Arlington, United States · North America
- Value chain
- Systems integration(Systems & services); also Hardware & devices
- What that means
- Joins products into systems and delivers programmes: defence and aerospace primes, system integrators, EPC contractors.
- Founded
- 1916
- Staff
- 172,000 (2024)
- Ownership
- Listed
- Listing
- NYSE:BA on Google Finance
- Website
- boeing.com
- Relevance
- High at its strongest, in Directed Energy Technologies
Arlington, United StatesIn 6 capabilities
Each capability the company is listed in, most relevant first: how experts in the field see its global relevance there, why it is listed and the source.
Energy Technologies · Integration · listed #5 of 50
Boeing built the Airborne Laser and the CLAWS/Compact Laser Weapon System, and makes beam directors through its Boeing Directed Energy Systems unit.
Relevance: Major laser weapon and beam director developer.
Space Technologies · Manufacture · listed #7 of 50
Its Boeing Satellite Systems arm builds WGS, the O3b mPOWER constellation and the 702 bus, and its Millennium Space Systems subsidiary builds missile-tracking and FOO Fighter smallsat constellations.
Relevance: Builds WGS, O3b mPOWER and major GEO satellites
Robotics & Autonomous Systems · Manufacture · listed #12 of 50
Builds the MQ-25 Stingray carrier tanker drone, the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (Boeing Australia), the Orca XLUUV and ScanEagle via Insitu.
Relevance: MQ-25 and MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative aircraft
Space Technologies · Integration · listed #13 of 50
Built the X-51A WaveRider scramjet demonstrator with Aerojet, does Phantom Works hypersonic research and is a large patent applicant in propulsion.
Relevance: X-51A scramjet heritage and broad propulsion integration
Space Technologies · Manufacture · listed #17 of 50
Builds the Space Launch System core stage and Exploration Upper Stage for NASA, and co-owns ULA.
Relevance: Builds SLS core stage, central to Artemis heavy lift
Quantum Technologies · Integration · listed #26 of 50
Developing the Q4S demonstration satellite to test entanglement swapping in orbit for space-based quantum networking.
Relevance: Early-stage entanglement satellite demonstration