Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
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| Type | Operating Division |
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| Founded | 1939 2002-06-10 (as Boeing IDS) |
| Headquarters | Berkeley, Missouri, United States |
| Key people | James F. Albaugh (President and CEO) |
| Industry | Aerospace and defense |
| Revenue | US$30,791 million (2005)[1] |
| Employees | 71,000[2] |
| Parent | The Boeing Company |
| Website | boeing.com/ids/ |
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (Boeing IDS) is a unit of The Boeing Company responsible for defense and aerospace products and services. Integrated Defense Systems was formed in 2002 by combining the former "Military Aircraft and Missile Systems" and "Space and Communications" divisions.[3] Integrated Defense Systems makes Boeing the second-largest defense contractor in the world and is responsible for 56% of the company's income.[4] Boeing IDS is based in Berkeley, Missouri, USA,[5][6] near the city of St. Louis. Boeing is the largest employer in St. Louis County.[7]
Integrated Defense Systems is a consolidated group which brought together major names in aerospace; Boeing Military Airplane Company; Hughes Satellite Systems; Hughes Helicopters minus the commercial helicopter products (which were divested as MD Helicopters); Piasecki Helicopter, subsequently known as Boeing Vertol and then Boeing Helicopters; the St. Louis-based McDonnell division of the former McDonnell Douglas Company; and the former North American Aviation division of Rockwell International.
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[edit] History
Boeing chose to locate the defense systems offices in the St. Louis area because of the metropolitan area's central location, the role of the space and aircraft programs of the former McDonnell Douglas location, and bipartisan support from area politicians.[8]
[edit] Organization
IDS is organized into the following subdivisions as of September 2008:[2]
- Advanced Systems will develop the technologies for the evolving needs of Boeing's space and defense customers. Advanced Systems will collaborate with Phantom Works, Boeing's advanced research and development unit in developing these technologies.
- Network & Space Systems responsible for Boeing's Future Combat Systems program, rocket launch systems, missile defense, satellites, other networking services and also the Space Shuttle and Space Station programs. This group will be headquartered in Northern Virginia, and led by Roger Krone.
- Boeing Military Aircraft responsible for fighter aircraft, airlifters, aerial refuelling tankers, helicopters, and airborne warfare systems. This group is headquartered in Northern Virginia, and led by John Chris Chadwick. This group was previously known as Precision Engagement & Mobility Systems (PE&MS) before July 11, 2008.
- Support Systems responsible for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul, material management, training systems, international business operations, and advanced logistic systems. This group will be headquartered in St. Louis, and led by Pat Finneran.
- Joint Ventures
- Sea Launch (40% Boeing)
- United Launch Alliance (with Lockheed Martin)
- United Space Alliance (with Lockheed Martin)
- Insitu, former partner of Boeing, was purchased in July 2008 (with the transaction closing September 8), and will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary.[9] Insitu developed the ScanEagle UAV and is currently developing new UAV platforms and control systems. Insitu is headquartered in Bingen, Washington.
[edit] Products
[edit] Bombers
- Y1B-9
- B-17 Flying Fortress
- B-29 Superfortress
- B-47 Stratojet
- B-50 Superfortress
- B-52 Stratofortress
- B-1B Lancer (Rockwell)
- B-2 Spirit (in contractor team under Northrop Grumman)
[edit] Rotorcraft
- AH-64 Apache
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- CH-47 Chinook
- V-22 Osprey (with Bell Helicopter)
- Quad TiltRotor (with Bell Helicopter)
- RAH-66 Comanche (with Sikorsky), reconnaissance and light attack helicopter, canceled
[edit] Fighter and attack aircraft
- P-26 Peashooter
- F-4 Phantom II (McDonnell Douglas)
- F-15 Eagle (McDonnell Douglas)
- F-15E Strike Eagle (McDonnell Douglas)
- AV-8B Harrier II (McDonnell Douglas/British Aerospace)
- Harrier GR9 (BAe/McDonnell Douglas)
- F/A-18 Hornet (McDonnell Douglas)
- F/A-18E/F Super Hornet (designed by McDonnell Douglas)
- F-22 Raptor (partner with prime contractor Lockheed Martin)
- X-32, Boeing's entry for the Joint Strike Fighter Program
[edit] Tankers and transports
- KC-135 Stratotanker
- KC-10 Extender (McDonnell Douglas)
- KC-767, Boeing's entry in the KC-X program as a replacement for KC-135
- C-22
- C-32A Executive Transport
- C-40 Clipper
- YC-14
- YC-15 (McDonnell Douglas)
- C-17 Globemaster III (McDonnell Douglas)
- VC-25A ("Air Force One")
[edit] Surveillance and other military
- YAL-1 Airborne Laser
- EC-135
- OC-135 Open Skies
- RC-135 Rivet Joint
- E-3 Sentry (an AWACS surveillance aircraft)
- E-4B (Advanced Airborne Command Post)
- E-6 TACAMO
- E-8 Joint STARS, ground battle management
- E-10 MC2A (successor to the E-3, E-8, EC-135, project canceled)
- T-43
- T-45 Goshawk
- Project Wedgetail (AEW&C)
- P-8 Poseidon (ASW)
- X-36 (Tailless Agility Research Aircraft)
[edit] Unmanned aerial vehicles
[edit] Missiles
- BOMARC
- AGM-48 Skybolt (Douglas)
- Harpoon missiles (McDonnell Douglas)
- AGM-86 ALCM Cruise Missile
- AGM-114 Hellfire (McDonnell Douglas)
- BGM-109 Tomahawk (McDonnell Douglas)
- Brimstone
[edit] Space launch and exploration
Boeing Launch Services Inc. (BLS) is Boeing's commercial launch service provider.
- X-20 Dyna-Soar (canceled)
- X-40
- S-IC first stage (Boeing), S-II second stage (North American Aviation)
- S-IVB third stage (Douglas Aircraft Company)
- Apollo Command/Service Module (North American Aviation)
- X-38 Crew Return Vehicle
- Inertial Upper Stage (Titan IV and Space Shuttle)
- International Space Station
- Solar Orbit Transfer Vehicle
- Space Shuttle (Rockwell)
- Delta rocket (aka Thor-Delta)
- Delta II
- Delta III
- Delta IV EELV
- Sea Launch (with Energia, Aker Kværner, and Yuzhnoe)
- X-37
[edit] Satellites
- Advanced Research and Global Observation Satellite
- Autonomous Space Transport Robotic Operations (ASTRO)
- GPS Satellites (Rockwell)
- Integrated Solar Upper Stage
- Kinetic Energy Anti-Satellite Weapon System
- XSS Micro-satellite
- 376 (formerly Hughes Satellite Systems - HSS)
- 601 (formerly HSS)
- 702 (formerly HSS)
[edit] Other
[edit] Facilities
On July 21, 2006, Boeing announced that it would be consolidating its Southern California locations. The Boeing facility in Anaheim will be moving to Huntington Beach, CA.[1]
- Huntsville, Alabama (Spacelab, International Space Station, Delta)
- Mesa, Arizona (AH-64)
- Anaheim, California
- El Segundo, California (satellite complex: 601, 702)
- Palmdale, California (Space Shuttle)
- Long Beach, California (C-17)
- Seal Beach, California (Saturn V rocket and Skylab projects)
- Huntington Beach, California (Saturn V, X-51A, Apollo, Skylab, Space Shuttle, Delta, and ISS)
- Macon, Georgia (C-17 Globemaster III)
- Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- St. Louis, Missouri (F-15, F/A-18)
- St. Charles, Missouri (Weapons)
- Wichita, Kansas (cockpit and forward fuselage - Boeing 787)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (H-46, H-47, V-22)
- El Paso, Texas (B-1B, PAC-3, power and electronics components for ISS, F-22, and F-15, assembly and test for Minuteman III missile guidance system)
- Houston, Texas
- San Antonio, Texas - military aircraft maintenance
- Puget Sound, Washington
- Midwest City, Oklahoma (787)
- Tulsa, Oklahoma (F-15/F-15E, 787)[10]
[edit] References
- ^ "Hoover's Company Records - In-depth Records: Boeing Integrated Defense Systems", Hoover's Inc. Retrieved on 2007-01-15
- ^ a b Integrated Defense Systems: Overview, Boeing, September 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2009.
- ^ Boeing Realigns Defense, Intelligence and Space Businesses
- ^ "Defense News Top 100 (2005 data)." Defense News.
- ^ "Berkeley city, Missouri." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 8, 2009.
- ^ "Mcdonnell Douglas Corporation (Boeing Integrated Def Systems)." Manta. Retrieved on June 8, 2009.
- ^ "5. Airport/North Region Profile." City of St. Louis. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.
- ^ "St. Louis Lands $23 Billion Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Headquarters." St. Louis Commerce Magazine. Retrieved on June 13, 2009.
- ^ Boeing Completes Acquisition of Insitu, Boeing, September 9, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2008.
- ^ New York Times
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