Bart Leahy

June 22nd, 2017

Boeing logo. Photo Credit: Paul J. Richards / AFP

Boeing is looking to make its operations leaner and more competitive by breaking up its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) unit into smaller business units reporting directly to BDS CEOLeanne Caret. Effective July 1, 2017, the unit will reorganize into several smaller divisions covering Autonomous Systems; Space and Missile Systems; Strike, Surveillance, and Mobility; and Vertical Lift.

Boeings structural changes will eliminate a layer of executive oversight, laying off approximately 50 executives. The changes are expected togive each of the organizations more autonomy and direct access to Caret, but also give her more direct oversight over their operations.

The smaller business units responsibilities will be broken out as follows:

The Development, Global Operations, and Phantom Works segments, which also report to Caret, will largely be unchanged.

We need to be an agile organization that is more responsive to customers needs and committed to continually improving productivity, Caret said. We are fundamentally addressing how we compete, win, and grow in Boeings second century.

It is uncertain, as yet, what impact this reorganization will have on Boeings involvement in ULA. However, the company already has two major reusable space systems under development: the X-37B for the U.S. Air Force and the XS-1 reusable winged launcher for DARPA.

Tagged: Boeing Defense Space & Security The Range

Bart Leahy is a freelance technical writer living in Orlando, Florida. Leahy's diverse career has included work for The Walt Disney Company, NASA, the Department of Defense, Nissan, a number of commercial space companies, small businesses, nonprofits, as well as the Science Cheerleaders.

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