Organisation Overview
Boeing is the world’s largest aerospace company and a leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defence, space and security systems.
A top U.S. exporter, the company supports airlines and U.S. and allied government customers in 150 countries.
Boeing products and tailored services include:
- commercial and military aircraft,
- satellites,
- weapons,
- electronic and defense systems,
- launch systems,
- advanced information and communication systems, and
- performance-based logistics and training
Expertise and Capabilities
For 100 years, Boeing has been and continues to be a leader in aerospace innovation.
The company employs approximately 160,000 people across the United States and in more than 65 countries, and leverages the talents of skilled people working for Boeing suppliers worldwide.
Boeing’s engineering expertise is extensive: with more than 50,000 engineers around the world, global modeling and simulation, and research and development capabilities.
In 2015, Boeing was again named in the Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators Index.
Unique Selling Points
Boeing and its heritage companies have been integral in every major endeavour to escape Earth’s gravity. From the first Mercury capsule, to the current International Space Station, and beyond to the Space Launch System, Boeing has and will take humans and technology farther than they’ve ever been.
Boeing has been designing, building and launching satellite systems since Syncom, the world’s first geosynchronous communications satellite.
Today, Boeing offers the 702 spacecraft family including the Wideband Global SATCOM, which Australia participates in.
Boeing also offers the Boeing 502 satellite for customers who require a satellite between the large geosynchronous spacecraft and nanosatellites.
