Overview
Defense, space, and security division of Boeing. F-15, F/A-18, P-8, KC-46, and space systems. Public company (NYSE: BA).
Reality check
Autonomous portfolio (company-claimed)
Collaborative combat aircraft, unmanned refueling, autonomous space vehicles and AUVs.
MQ-28 Ghost Bat (company-claimed)
Uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft teaming with crewed jets via autonomy.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Products
Stage
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Boeing Defense has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Boeing Defense on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Kelly Ortberg President & CEOsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
- William E Boeingno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- William E Boeing Foundersecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Boeing Defense.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Boeing Defense in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Boeing Defense.
Robots and products (1)
Partnerships
2 total
Every company Boeing Defense has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-22
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-22
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Boeing Defense.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Boeing Defense from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Boeing’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat makes Farnborough Airshow debut
Top 10 Autonomous Defense Platform Companies Worldwide
Boeing completes first international flight with MQ-28 autonomous fighter
Boeing Sends Liquid Robots to Defend Japan
Boeing’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat Fires AIM-120 AMRAAM at Target Drone
Boeing, RAAF Achieve CCA Missile Fire from MQ-28 Ghost Bat - Dec 9, 2025
Boeing To Integrate AI In Its Defense & Space Programs Through New Partnership With Palantir
AFA NEWS: Boeing Partners with Palantir to Improve Defense Production
Boeing to Focus on Customers, Innovation and Partnership at Paris Air Show 2025
Boeing’s autonomy capabilities set new standard for aerial refueling
Boeing wins contract for NGAD fighter jet, dubbed F-47
Boeing Touts Autonomy as the Future for Defense Business Turnaround
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/boeing-defense.md
- RSS feed: /companies/boeing-defense/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/e0e9f1f5-6d6e-4302-a218-eb72a6ddc8ce
- Revision history: /companies/boeing-defense/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- DJI9 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Orbbec6 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Boeing Defense draws attention at the 43rd percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026