Boeing Defense, Space & Security Headquarters Returns to St. Louis

Boeing Defense, Space & Security Headquarters Returns to St. Louis

Boeing has officially named its St. Louis site as the headquarters for its Defense, Space & Security business, reinforcing its commitment to the region’s 18,000+ employees across defense, commercial airplanes, and global services.

Not long ago, The Narrative Matters reshared a press release announcing that Boeing had returned as title partner of the Adaptive Training Foundation’s ReDefine Program, Class 35—reinforcing its commitment to veterans, innovation, and its deep ties to the St. Louis region. (Link below.)

Now we’re waking up to even bigger news.

Boeing has announced that its Defense headquarters, which relocated to Virginia years ago, is returning to St. Louis. That’s a major statement.

It raises an interesting question: Is this move a reflection of St. Louis’ long-standing strength in the defense sector? Or could it also signal confidence in the region’s growing national security footprint—especially with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) now fully operational in North City?

Either way, this is significant for our region.

At a time when discussions are underway about expanding St. Louis Lambert International Airport and concerns continue about population trends and census numbers, this decision reinforces St. Louis’ importance as a national defense and aerospace hub. This isn’t just symbolic—it’s strategic.

Governor Mike Kehoe:

Headed to @Boeing in St. Louis today to celebrate this incredible win for the region during @SecWar’s Arsenal of Freedom Tour. St. Louis, Missouri, is a critical hub for American manufacturing and our national defense

Boeing in the St. Louis region

The St. Louis region is home to more than 18,000 employees, including from Defense, Space & Security, Commercial Airplanes and Global Services business units.
Boeing named its St. Louis site the headquarters of the Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business. The move emphasizes company leadership’s commitment to being present and engaged with teammates who are designing, producing and delivering vital defense and space products and capabilities for customers in the U.S. and around the world.

• Employees: 18,000+
• Highlights:
  • Defense aircraft and munitions production and modernization
  • Advanced fabrication capabilities
  • Services and sustainment support
  • Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality and other capability centers
  • Phantom Works advanced prototyping and Virtual Warfare Centers

Employees in the St. Louis area also support Boeing Global Services, Boeing Commercial Airplanes and enterprise functions.

“It’s important for leaders to be side-by-side with our teammates, listening to their feedback and acting to remove obstacles as we continue to stabilize and strengthen our business,” said Steve Parker, Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO. “The headquarters move, coupled with our senior leaders being based at and spending their time at major engineering, production and manufacturing centers across the U.S., reflects our continued focus on disciplined performance across our business.”

The change moves the defense headquarters from Arlington, Virginia back to St. Louis, Missouri, where it was located from 1997 to 2017.

Boeing is progressing on a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment in the world’s most advanced combat aircraft production facilities, including in St. Louis. The site has a rich history designing and manufacturing some of the world’s most innovative spacecraft and most advanced and innovative tactical aircraft. By aligning leadership with the workforce and investing in state-of-the-art facilities, Boeing is poised to strengthen its core business and drive innovation in defense solutions for the U.S. military and global allies.

Boeing’s multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investment includes the world’s most advanced combat aircraft production facilities.

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