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Boeing moves defense headquarters from Virginia to St. Louis

Boeing's defense unit returns to St. Louis to unite leadership with manufacturing amid a $1.5 trillion national security funding push, supporting 18,000 local employees.

  • On Wednesday, during Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's visit, Boeing announced it will move Boeing Defense, Space & Security headquarters from Arlington, Virginia back to St. Louis, Missouri.
  • Boeing said the shift aims to place senior leaders side-by-side with manufacturing and production teams to listen, remove obstacles and strengthen the business.
  • Previously, the defense unit was headquartered in St. Louis from 1997 to 2017 before relocating to Crystal City in early 2017.
  • The move affects more than 18,000 Boeing employees in the St. Louis region, adds to the military corridor with the NGA and Scott Air Force Base, and has no immediate timeline.
  • It positions St. Louis at the center of the administration's military-industrial strategy and aligns with Boeing's multi-year, multi-billion-dollar investments in advanced combat aircraft, while the global headquarters remains in Arlington.
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The Business Journals broke the news in United States on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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