Aerospace and Defense

Made-in-Missouri Boeing T-X Takes Flight Over St. Louis

The first of two production-ready, all-new Boeing T-X aircraft took to the air over St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday. Both aircraft were built by Missouri’s highly-skilled advanced manufacturing workforce at the Boeing ... Read More

Boeing to Bring 500 Jobs to Missouri

Boeing Co. has announced plans to move 500 jobs to their St. Louis, Missouri offices as part of a consolidation of the company’s Defense, Space and Security business. The company has ... Read More

Missouri Aerospace Industry Growing With Purchase of Texas Companies

Missouri-based ESCO Technologies Inc. announced it has acquired aerospace parts supplier Mayday Manufacturing Co. and affiliated metal processor Hi-Tech Metals Inc. Terms of the deal for the aerospace manufacturers, which operate ... Read More

Boeing Opens New Commercial Airplane Facility in Missouri

Boeing Co. opened their first commercial aircraft facility in St. Louis, Missouri. The 424,000 sq. ft. facility will be used to manufacture composite parts for the new 777X commercial jetliner. Production ... Read More

Missouri Talent to Build Additional $7 Billion in Boeing Military Jets

Boeing’s Missouri-based Defense Space and Security division has attained approval to sell Missouri-made fighter jets to Kuwait and Qatar. The deal worth an estimated $7 billion has the possibility of adding ... Read More

Boeing Unveils New Missouri-Made T-X Trainer

Boeing’s Missouri-based Defense, Space & Security division unveiled their new T-X advanced pilot trainer first production jet, co-developed by Saab, in the hopes of winning a coveted contract with the U.S. ... Read More

Missouri Companies Soar To New Heights In Aerospace & Defense

Every day companies across Missouri are building, maintaining and supporting the latest in military aviation, ordinance, equipment, and training and support systems that help defend our country. Now, once again, the ... Read More

Missouri’s Aerospace and Defense Leadership On Display in UK

Every two years, military buyers and manufacturers from around the world gather in Farnborough, England, for the Farnborough International Airshow. And Missouri is well represented. Missouri has a rich history in ... Read More

Missouri Takes Off At The Farnborough International Airshow

Right outside London, every two years, the latest in military aviation takes to the skies. And in 2016, Missouri was front and center. The Farnborough International Airshow is known for showing ... Read More

U.S. Navy Continues to Grow Missouri’s Military Supply Chain

Earlier this week, Missouri-based defense contractor Arnold Defense announced they had been awarded a U.S. Navy contract for several hundred rocket launchers and related equipment worth more than $19 million. This ... Read More