Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (
Boeing IDS), based in
St. Louis,
Missouri,
USA, is a unit of
The Boeing Company responsible for
defense and
aerospace products. It is a consolidated group consisting of the following acquired companies:
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Boeing Helicopters, formerly Boeing Vertol and
Piasecki Helicopter*
Hughes Satellite Systems*
Hughes Helicopters* The
St. Louis-based
McDonnell division of the former
McDonnell Douglas Company* The former
North American Aviation division of
RockwellThe group is being restructured into three subdivisions:
* Precision Engagement and Mobility System, responsible for
fighter aircraft,
airlifters,
aerial refuelling tankers,
helicopters, and airborne warfare systems. This group will be headquartered in
northern Virginia, and led by John Lockard.
* Networks and Space Systems, responsible for Boeing's Future Combat Systems program, rocket launch systems,
missile defense,
satellites, and other networking services. This group will be headquartered in northern Virginia, and led by Roger Krone.
* Support Systems, responsible for
MRO, material management, training systems, international business operations, and advanced logistic systems. This group will be headquartered in St. Louis, and led by Pat Finneran.
* IDS was connected to
Phantom Works research group, inherited from McDonnell Douglas, but now
Phantom Works falls under the Boeing Technology organization.
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B-52 Stratofortress |
Bombers
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Y1B-9*
B-17 Flying Fortress*
B-29 Superfortress*
B-47 Stratojet*
B-50 Superfortress*
B-52 Stratofortress*
B-1B Lancer (Rockwell)
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B-2 Spirit (in contractor team under
Northrop Grumman)
Helicopters
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AH-64 Apache*
CH-46 Sea Knight*
CH-47 Chinook*
V-22 Osprey (with
Bell Helicopter)
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RAH-66 Comanche (with Sikorsky), cancelled light attack helicopter
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X-32 Joint Strike Fighter |
Tactical fighters
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P-26 Peashooter*
F-4 Phantom II (McDonnell Douglas)
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F-15 Eagle (McDonnell Douglas)
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AV-8A Harrier (
British Aerospace)
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AV-8B Harrier II (McDonnell Douglas/
British Aerospace)
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Harrier GR9 (BAe/McDonnell Douglas)
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F/A-18 Hornet (McDonnell Douglas)
See also:
Blue Angels aerobatic team
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F/A-18E/F Super Hornet*
F-22 Raptor (subcontractor with
Lockheed Martin)
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X-32, Boeing's losing entry for the
Joint Strike Fighter competition
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KC-135 Stratotanker refuels F-22 Raptor |
Tankers and transports
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KC-135 Stratotanker*
KC-10 Extender (McDonnell Douglas)
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KC-767, replacement for KC-135
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C-22*
C-32A Executive Transport *
C-40 Clipper*
YC-14*
YC-15 (McDonnell Douglas)
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C-17 Globemaster III (McDonnell Douglas)
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VC-25A ("Air Force One") |
E-3 Sentry |
Surveillance and other military
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Airborne Laser*
EC-135*
OC-135 Open Skies*
RC-135 Rivet Joint*
E-3 Sentry (an
AWACS surveillance aircraft)
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E-4B (Advanced Airborne Command Post)
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E-6 TACAMO*
E-8 Joint STARS, ground battle management
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E-10 MC2A (successor to the E-3, E-8, EC-135)
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T-43*
T-45 Goshawk*
Project Wedgetail (
AEW&C)
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Multimission Maritime Aircraft (
ASW)
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X-36 (Tailless Agility Research Aircraft)
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The X-45A UAV. a prototype for the significantly larger X-45C. |
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X-45*
A160Missiles
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BOMARC*
AGM-48 Skybolt (Douglas)
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Harpoon missiles (McDonnell Douglas)
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AGM-86 ALCM Cruise Missile*
AGM-114 Hellfire (McDonnell Douglas)
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BGM-109 Tomahawk (McDonnell Douglas)
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Brimstone |
Delta rocket family |
Boeing Launch Services Inc. (BLS) is Boeing's commercial launch service provider.
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X-20 Dyna-Soar*
X-40*
S-IC first stage (Boeing),
S-II second stage (
North American Aviation)
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S-IVB third stage (
Douglas Aircraft Company)
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Apollo Command/Service Module (North American Aviation)
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X-38 Crew Return Vehicle*
Inertial Upper Stage (Titan IV)
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International Space Station*
Solar Orbit Transfer Vehicle*
Space Shuttle (Rockwell)
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Delta rocket (aka Thor-Delta)
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Delta II*
Delta III*
Delta IV EELV*
Sea Launch (with
Energia,
Aker Kværner, and
Yuzhnoe)
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X-37Satellites
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Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite*
Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations (ASTRO)
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GPS Satellites (Rockwell)
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Integrated Solar Upper Stage*
Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Weapon System*
XSS Micro-satellite*
376 (formerly
Hughes Satellite Systems - HSS)
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601 (formerly HSS)
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702 (formerly HSS)
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Pegasus class hydrofoils |
Other
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Avenger*
Bird of Prey*
Sandia/Rockwell MAGLEV*
Pegasus class hydrofoils
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Boeing Satellite Systems, formerly a unit of
Hughes Electronics*
United Launch Alliance (with
Lockheed Martin, subject to US Government approval as of 01/2006)
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United Space Alliance (with Lockheed Martin)
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Sea Launch (40%)
On July 21, 2006, Boeing announced that it would be consolidating its
Southern California locations. The Boeing facility in Anaheim would be moving to
Huntington Beach, CA. [
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Decatur,
Alabama*
Huntsville,
Alabama*
Mesa,
Arizona*
Anaheim,
California*
El Segundo,
California*
Palmdale,
California*
Long Beach,
California*
Seal Beach,
California*
Macon,
Georgia*
Kennedy Space Center,
Florida*
St. Louis,
Missouri*
Wichita,
Kansas*
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania*
El Paso,
Texas*
Houston,
Texas*
San Antonio,
Texas*
Puget Sound,
Washington
