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Boeing Defense, Space & Security

Boeing Defense, Space & Security is the Boeing business unit responsible for much of the company's military aircraft, weapons, missile-defense, intelligence, satellite, and space-exploration work. Boeing's 2025 Form 10-K describes the segment as covering research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems for strike, surveillance, mobility, vertical lift, strategic defense, intelligence, satellite, and space-exploration missions.

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The unit sits inside The Boeing Company rather than operating as a separate public corporation. Its catalog-relevant footprint spans tactical aircraft such as the F-15 and F/A-18 families, weapons and deterrent systems, military derivatives, rotorcraft, command-and-control and intelligence systems, and space programs. Boeing's current defense page groups its weapon-system work around precision-guided munitions, layered air and missile defense, and strategic deterrents.

Boeing announced in 2026 that the Boeing Defense, Space & Security headquarters had returned to St. Louis, Missouri, after a period in Arlington, Virginia. The St. Louis region is also described by Boeing as a major defense aircraft and munitions production and modernization center, with Phantom Works advanced prototyping, engineering, supply-chain, quality, fabrication, services, and sustainment activities.

Military aircraftPrecision-guided munitionsAir and missile defenseStrategic deterrent systemsSpace and intelligence systemsMilitary sustainment and modernization

Notable Systems

B61-12 Life Extension Program, Nuclear gravity bomb, Munitions

B61-12 Life Extension Program

Nuclear gravity bomb

Boeing received the U.S. Air Force contract for the B61 Mod 12 tail kit assembly design, development, and qualification phase; the published weapon record covers the broader NNSA-led life extension program.

Sources: B61 Tail Kit Contract
F-15EX Eagle II, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

F-15EX Eagle II

Multirole fighter aircraft

Boeing presents the F-15EX as an upgradeable, long-range fighter with digital fly-by-wire controls, modern mission systems, and a 29,500-pound payload; Boeing's 2022 BDS reorganization placed F-15 work in the Air Dominance division.

Sources: F-15EX Product, BDS Reorganization
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet

Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter

Boeing identifies the Super Hornet as a carrier-capable multirole strike fighter with Block III networked capabilities; Boeing's 2022 BDS reorganization placed F/A-18 work in the Air Dominance division.

Sources: Super Hornet Product, BDS Reorganization

Manufacturer History

  1. Boeing creates Integrated Defense Systems

    Boeing announced Integrated Defense Systems as a business combining the company's space, defense, government, intelligence, and communications capabilities, headquartered in St. Louis.

    Sources: Integrated Defense Systems

  2. B61 Mod 12 tail-kit contract awarded

    Boeing announced a $178 million U.S. Air Force contract for the B61 Mod 12 tail kit assembly design, development, and qualification phase.

    Sources: B61 Tail Kit Contract

  3. BDS consolidates into four divisions

    Boeing reorganized Defense, Space & Security from eight divisions into Vertical Lift; Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers; Air Dominance; and Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems.

    Sources: BDS Reorganization

  4. BDS headquarters returns to St. Louis

    Boeing named St. Louis as the headquarters of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, moving the defense headquarters back from Arlington, Virginia.

    Sources: BDS Headquarters Returns

Website links
Boeing DefenseBoeing company overviewBoeing investor reports2025 Form 10-K

Boeing Defense, Space & Security is an operating division of The Boeing Company. Older sources may identify Arlington, Virginia, as the division headquarters; Boeing announced in February 2026 that the BDS headquarters returned to St. Louis.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Boeing DefensePublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports Boeing Defense, Space & Security's current defense product areas, including precision-guided munitions, air and missile defense, and strategic deterrents. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Boeing company overviewPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports Boeing's organization into Commercial Airplanes, Defense, Space & Security, and Global Services, and its role as a U.S. aerospace company producing defense products and space systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • 2025 Form 10-KPublisher: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Note: Supports Boeing's reportable segment structure and the Defense, Space & Security segment description covering military aircraft, weapons systems, strategic defense, intelligence systems, satellites, and space exploration. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDS Headquarters ReturnsPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the current St. Louis headquarters, the move from Arlington back to St. Louis, and the St. Louis region's defense aircraft, munitions, modernization, prototyping, fabrication, engineering, and sustainment role. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Integrated Defense SystemsPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports Boeing Integrated Defense Systems as a predecessor name and the 2002 consolidation of Boeing space, defense, government, intelligence, and communications capabilities. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BDS ReorganizationPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the 2022 BDS reorganization into four divisions and identifies F/A-18, F-15, munitions, missiles, deterrent systems, satellites, and space work within those divisions. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • B61 Tail Kit ContractPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports Boeing's B61 Mod 12 tail kit assembly contract role and the program's place in Boeing's direct attack weapons portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • F-15EX ProductPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F-15EX as a Boeing fighter product and its publicly described payload, range, digital controls, mission systems, and upgradeability. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Super Hornet ProductPublisher: Boeing | Note: Supports the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet as a Boeing carrier-capable multirole strike fighter with Block III modernization and networked capability. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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