Commercial aircraft used to be the juicy part. In terms of actual military aircraft, Boeing now only has the P-8 (success), C-17 (success), KC-46 (debacle), F-18 (success), and F-15 (success). The P-8 is a limited contract, the C-17 is out of production, the KC-46 is just a joke, the F-18 program is winding down, and the F-15 is hanging by a thread. Boeing also sells the AH-64, but it too is a old system that doesn't generate a lot of revenue.
The Pentagon and Congress pushed for defense contractors to consolidate, in the hopes that the skills needed to produce military grade aircraft would be preserved. The US went from having Lockheed, Martin Marietta, Boeing, Hughes, Vought, Grumman, McDonnell Douglas, Raytheon, Northrop, General Dynamics.
All of these contractors were merged under Pentagon guidance into Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. In the US, these three really have no competition since most military contracts prohibit foreign companies from entering bids.
Agree with most of that but isn't the F-15 alive and well? It's not a stealth aircraft but can be loaded with advanced electronics and 16 long range missiles and use F-35s or F-22s to lock targets for them I believe.
F-15 won't survive in a modern A2D environment without a lot of SEAD support. The airframe on the F-15 are also getting a lot of miles on them. I'm referring to the F-15C types, not the F-15Es.
I don't think they fly the P-8 in the same flight regiment as the Orion used to fly. There's no MAD sensor, and it doesn't have the range at low levels to consistently hit the deck.
ASW has been starved of funds and attention for so long. The P-8 is really an MPA, not so much an ASW platform. It can do some of the job, but compared to the S-3/P-3, it makes some sacrifices. The nice thing is that it can transit an area quickly.
The Pentagon and Congress pushed for defense contractors to consolidate, in the hopes that the skills needed to produce military grade aircraft would be preserved. The US went from having Lockheed, Martin Marietta, Boeing, Hughes, Vought, Grumman, McDonnell Douglas, Raytheon, Northrop, General Dynamics.
All of these contractors were merged under Pentagon guidance into Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. In the US, these three really have no competition since most military contracts prohibit foreign companies from entering bids.