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For Boeing, Warplanes Are Becoming History

After losing another big military contract, giant's defense role shrinking to bit parts

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 7, 2008 3:34 PM CDT

(Newser) – As Boeing makes fewer military aircraft and more hardware systems, its commercial and defense arms look increasingly like separate companies, the Seattle Times reports. "These are two legs walking in opposite directions," one analyst says. While airplanes continue to dominate its commercial side,... Read full story »

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