Defense contractor Boeing announced that it will move its Defense, Space & Security headquarters back to St. Louis following nearly a decade in Virginia. The defense headquarters previously resided in St. Louis from 1997 to 2017.
“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 Boeing Defense, Space & Security CEO Steve Parker. “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.”
Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe (R) celebrated the move. “Missouri is the best place in the nation for aerospace and defense manufacturing, and having the Boeing Defense headquarters back where it belongs is a win for our workers and a win for the heartland,” he said, as per Fox News, adding, “We are proud to see this leadership return to the production floor where the real work of defending our nation happens every day.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in St. Louis on Wednesday that “I’m delighted to be here in St. Louis, known as ‘fighter land USA.’”
“And it is an important day,” he said. “Boeing Defense announced, just today, that the headquarters for Defense, Space & Security is moving from DC to St. Louie, as it should be. More out of Washington, more out in the heartland of America.”
Boeing’s relocation follows the election of Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger (D).
