Top Exec Steve Parker Previews F-47-Based Turnaround At Boeing Defense

Steve Parker, Boeing BDS Interim CEO with the MQ-28 Ghost Bat

BDS Interim CEO Steve Parker’s ambitions for Boeing’s combat aircraft portfolio span into uncrewed systems, such as the MQ-28 Ghost Bat.

Credit: Boeing
The call came in to St. Louis at 9:34 a.m. CDT on March 21. President Donald Trump was scheduled to announce at 11 a.m. EDT the winner of the U.S. Air Force contract to develop what would soon become known as the F-47, the first U.S.-built sixth-generation fighter. Both contenders—Boeing Defense and...
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