Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division of
The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia. It is responsible for
defense and
aerospace products and services. It was formerly known as Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems was formed in 2002 by combining the former "Military Aircraft and Missile Systems" and "Space and Communications" divisions.[4] Boeing Defense, Space & Security made Boeing the third-largest
defense contractor in the world in 2021.[5]
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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[10] This followed the third quarter of 2022 when Boeing's defense business reported losses of US$2.8 billion (
KC-46A Pegasus program was around $1.2 billion charge;
VC-25B Air Force One was $766 million),[11]
Vertical Lift, led by Vice President and General Manager
Mark Cherry – The world's largest provider of military rotorcraft with a diverse portfolio of cargo, tiltrotor, and attack platforms.
Mobility, Surveillance & Bombers, led by Vice President and General Manager
Dan Gillian, which includes KC-46, SAOC, E-7, VC-25B, P-8, Bombers, AWACS/AEW&C, 777X components and all executive transport programs.
Air Dominance, led by Vice President and General Manager
Steve Nordlund, which 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. Nordlund is the senior site executive for the St. Louis region.
Space, Intelligence & Weapon Systems, led by Vice President and General Manager
Kay Sears, which 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). This includes space exploration and launch programs, satellites and Phantom Works Space.
Management
In 2022, Ted Colbert was president and chief executive officer of BDS. of Defense, Space & Security (BDS), a division of The Boeing Company.
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[14][15] 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.[16]
El Paso, Texas[18] (B-1B, PAC-3, power and electronics components for ISS, F-22, and F-15, assembly and test for Minuteman III missile guidance system)