And, on display….

When one thinks of Boeing, the images of big commercial jetliners flying through the air and sitting around an airport come to mind. While it is true that Boeing, America’s leading aircraft manufacturer, designs aircraft for the U.S. Army to use in combat, Boeing does a lot of work in the general defense industry. They certainly are known for their aircraft like the 747 and 787, but they also build military aircraft like the KC-135 and the Apache helicopter. If you ask around though, you’ll find out that they make a lot of weapons too.

Missiles, rotorcrafts, unmanned drones, ammunitions are just a few of the armaments that Boeing manufacturers and sells to the military. Boeing doesn’t just make aircraft and weaponry. Boeing is one of the leading companies for energy and ISR (intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance) technology too. A quick walk around the massive exhibit area shows that Boeing has many technologies that work to provide our soldiers and airmen the information they need in the combat zone to get the job done.

While the money’s good, they don’t just do it for profit. Frank Hull, an executive from Boeing, said, “We support soldiers by providing intelligence.” Boeing does the work they do because they want to make the lives of our nation’s men and women in the armed forces easier when they are in combat.

Story by Emarah Cousar, Additional Reporting and Editing by Pedro Rampolla