Aug 202610
Boeing agrees to sell Wisk Aero, Insitu and SkyGrid to Archer Aviation
Buyer: Archer Aviation
UndisclosedPending
Company
The Boeing Company
| Headquarters | Arlington, VA ↗ |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1916 ↗ |
| Employees | 182,000 ↗ |
| Revenue | $89.5 billion (fiscal 2025) ↗ |
| Department of War obligations | $106.2 billion in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗ |
| Shares | BA, BA-PA ↗ |
Products
- Boeing's 737, 767, 777 and 787 are its commercial jets in production. ↗
- The 777X is Boeing's next widebody jet, still in development. ↗
- Boeing builds the KC-46 Tanker, delivered through its Defense, Space & Security segment. ↗
- Boeing builds the F-15, delivered through its Defense, Space & Security segment. ↗
- Boeing builds the AH-64 Apache, delivered through its Defense, Space & Security segment. ↗
- Boeing builds the CH-47 Chinook, delivered through its Defense, Space & Security segment. ↗
- Boeing builds the F/A-18, delivered through its Defense, Space & Security segment. ↗
Customers
- Boeing works with all branches of the U.S. military, NASA, the FAA and the Department of Homeland Security. ↗
Deals since 2020
Jul 202623
Boeing sells its 50% interest in HRL Laboratories to IBM
Buyer: IBM
UndisclosedClosed Aug 26, 2026
Apr 202522
Boeing sells Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways to Thoma Bravo
Buyer: Thoma Bravo
Portions of Boeing's Digital Aviation Solutions business, including its Jeppesen, ForeFlight, AerData and OzRunways assets
$10.55 billionClosed Oct 31, 2025
Oct 2024
Boeing sells Digital Receiver Technology to Thales Defense & Security
Buyer: Thales Defense & Security
UndisclosedClosed
Jul 202401
Boeing buys Spirit AeroSystems Holdings
Seller: Spirit AeroSystems public shareholders
Aerostructures maker for commercial airplanes, defense platforms and business/regional jets
$8.3 billionClosed Dec 8, 2025
Jun 202425
Boeing buys Verocel
Seller: Verocel owners
UndisclosedClosed Jun 25, 2024
Apr 202426
Boeing buys GKN Aerospace St. Louis facility
Seller: GKN Aerospace
UndisclosedClosed Apr 26, 2024
Dec 2023
Hexcel sells Aerospace Composites Malaysia to Boeing
Buyer: Boeing
Malaysian joint venture that manufactures composite structures for Commercial Aerospace applications; Hexcel held 50%.
$45 millionClosed Dec 2023
May 202331
Boeing buys the remaining stake in Wisk Aero
Seller: Kittyhawk
UndisclosedClosed May 31, 2023
Apr 202305
Boeing buys CloudAhoy
Seller: CloudAhoy owners
UndisclosedClosed Apr 5, 2023
Nov 202013
Boeing sells Boeing Australia Component Repairs MRO business to Quickstep Holdings
Buyer: Quickstep Holdings
UndisclosedClosed
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- Industry · Uncrewed aircraftAirbus scraps Wingman combat drone, Breaking Defense reportsBreaking Defense reports that customers sought earlier service entry, prompting Airbus to pursue a design derived from its Barracuda demonstrator.
- Contracts · Test instrumentationAir Force plans sole-source Boeing contract for cruise missile test kitsThe planned base lot covers 15 kits used in Air Launched Cruise Missile test flights. No award will be made until funds are available.
- Contracts · Data rightsSpace Force plans sole-source Boeing satcom contract, citing insufficient data rightsThe estimated ceiling is about $945.9 million with options. Space Systems Command says Boeing has repeatedly declined requests to sell the data rights needed to compete the work.
- Industry · Collaborative combat aircraftGeneral Atomics adds Spirit Defense as FQ-42 fuselage design-build partnerSpirit Defense, a Boeing company, will support fuselage design and production as General Atomics seeks to scale manufacturing of its Air Force collaborative combat aircraft.
- Industry · Defense primesHRL sale gain accounts for about half of Boeing's quarterly defense profitBoeing's defense margin reaches 6.2% in the third quarter. Excluding only the HRL sale gain leaves a 3.0% margin, above the year-earlier reported result.
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- Contracts · Uncrewed combat aircraftBoeing says Germany will not directly buy its MQ-28 Ghost BatBreaking Defense reports Boeing’s account of Germany’s decision, but says aircraft tests could still give Boeing a chance to compete.
- Contracts · RotorcraftIsrael clears funding for 12 Boeing Apaches, Defense News reportsA cabinet vote approved funding at a long-term non-defense program’s expense, Defense News reported, making signing possible after Israel missed a U.S. deadline.
- M&A · Private equityPrivate equity firm Aurelius completes acquisition of C-130 maintenance specialist Marshall AerospaceThe sale takes the British company out of the family-owned Marshall Group, which has sold Cambridge City Airport and leased it back until early 2029.
- Contracts · Counter-UASAeroVironment, Boeing, Epirus and Kord are first picks for Pentagon counter-drone pilotThree lasers and a high-powered microwave will be tested for homeland drone defense. The Department of War's announcement gives no dollar value or contract vehicle.
