The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA), known for their commercial aircrafts and military aircrafts, recently acquired eXMeritus Inc. and the acquisition will put Boeing on the radar for cyber and intelligence markets. Boeing’s partnership with eXMeritus will provide a secured sharing of hardware and software to federal government and law enforcement organizations across both classified and unclassified networks and systems. Boeing will utilize eXMeritus’ operations within their Integrated Defense Systems’ Network and Space Systems unit.
Boeing competes with Lockheed Martin and Airbus, which have proven to be substantial competitors in recent months. Meanwhile, Boeing is facing internal problems with its unions and outsourcing, but did recently receive $2.2 billion in orders from the U.S. government for eight more Boeing C-17 cargo planes, which fuel 900 jobs at Boeing’s Hazelwood Missouri plant and thousands more among its suppliers. The funds were included in the 2009 defense supplemental spending bill that passed the Senate on Thursday.
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, headquartered in St. Louis, is a $32 billion business with 70,000 employees worldwide. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world. Boeing is also the largest exporter in the United States.