Boeing is the world's leading aerospace company and the largest combined manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft. With additional capabilities in rotorcraft, electronic and defence systems, missiles, rocket engines, satellites, launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems, the company's reach extends to customers in 70 countries.
Commercial Airplanes
Boeing has been the premier manufacturer of commercial jetliners for more than 40 years. Boeing Commercial Airplanes is the world's leader in commercial aviation because of its complete focus on airplane operators and the passengers they serve.
Defense, Space & Security
Boeing Defense, Space & Security combines weapons and aircraft capabilities, intelligence and security systems, communications architectures and extensive large-scale integration expertise across several diverse business areas.
A $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide, Defense, Space & Security's strategy is to understand the enduring needs of customers and provide capability-based solutions to meet their rapidly evolving requirements. The strategy includes understanding the art of using current and emerging technologies to improve the capabilities of existing products and deliver new solutions.
A subsidiary of The Boeing Company and business unit of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, Boeing Defence UK Ltd., currently has employees at 20 locations throughout the UK supporting Ministry of Defence and U.S. military programmes.
In January 2009, Boeing Defence UK announced the establishment of a new operation to focus on Boeing’s rotorcraft support business in the United Kingdom. The new organisation, Boeing UK Rotorcraft Support, is part of the Boeing Integrated Defense Systems business unit.
Boeing is strengthening its ability to accommodate future business growth and better aligning itself with the MoD’s Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), which requires deliverance of UK military capability through the development of UK-based expertise and technology.