Aurora Flight Sciences is an American aviation and aeronautics research subsidiary of Boeing which primarily specializes in the design and construction of special-purpose Unmanned aerial vehicles. Aurora has been established for 20+ years and their headquarters is at the Manassas Regional Airport in Manassas, Virginia.
NASA / Aurora D8 airliner concept
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Aurora LightningStrike VTOL X-Plane
The Boeing Company is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. The company also provides leasing and product support services. Boeing is among the largest global aerospace manufacturers; it is the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world based on 2022 revenue and is the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value. Boeing was founded by William Boeing in Seattle, Washington, on July 15, 1916. The present corporation is the result of the merger of Boeing with McDonnell Douglas on August 1, 1997.
Boeing's global headquarters in Crystal City, Virginia
Assembly of a 737 in the Boeing Renton Factory
Final assembly of a Boeing 737 airplane, 1975
Boeing Everett Factory, the assembly facility for most of the company's wide-body aircraft