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The Boeing Company operates as an aerospace company worldwide. Segments The company’s segments include Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security (BDS), which comprises Boeing Military Aircraft (BMA), Network & Space Systems (N&SS) and Global Services & Support (GS&S); and Boeing Capital Corporation (BCC). Commercial Airplanes This segment develops, produces, and markets commercial jet aircraft and provides related support services, principally to the commercial airline industry worldwide. The company is a producer of commercial aircraft and offers a family of commercial jetliners designed to meet a spectrum of passenger and cargo requirements of domestic and non-U.S. airlines. This family of commercial jet aircraft in production includes the 737 narrow-body model and the 747, 767, 777, and 787 wide-body models. This segment also offers aviation services support, aircraft modifications, spares, training, maintenance documents, and technical advice to commercial and government customers worldwide. BDS This segment’s operations principally involve research, development, production, modification, and support of the products and related systems. This segment’s primary customer is the United States Department of Defense. Its customers also include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), international defense markets, civil markets, and commercial satellite markets. Additionally, the Phantom Works group is an integrated team that works with the three businesses through product development, rapid prototyping, and customer engagement through experimentation and enterprise technology investment strategies. BMA: This segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of manned and unmanned military aircraft and weapons systems for global strike, including fighter and combat rotorcraft aircraft and missile systems; global mobility, including transport, tanker, rotorcraft, and tilt-rotor aircraft; and airborne surveillance and reconnaissance, including command and control, battle management, and airborne anti-submarine aircraft. The major programs in this segment include for global strike, such as EA-18G Growler Airborne Electronic Attack, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, F-15 Strike Eagle, AH-64 Apache and Joint Direct Attack Munition; for global mobility, such as C-17 Globemaster III, USAF KC-46A Tanker, CH-47 Chinook and V-22 Osprey; and for airborne surveillance and reconnaissance, such as Airborne Early Warning and Control, P-8A Poseidon, and India P-8I. N&SS: This segment engages in the research, development, production, and modification of various products and related services, such as electronics and information systems, including command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, cyber and information solutions, and intelligence systems; strategic missile and defense systems; space and intelligence systems, including satellites and commercial satellite launch vehicles; and space exploration. The major programs in this segment include for electronics and information systems, such as Family of Advanced Beyond Line-of-Sight Terminals; for strategic missile and defense systems, such as Ground-based Midcourse Defense; for space and intelligence system, such as commercial, civil, and military satellites; and for space exploration, such as International Space Station, Space Launch System, and Crew Space Transportation-100. This segment also includes its joint venture operations related to United Launch Alliance and United Space Alliance. GS&S: This segment provides customers with mission readiness through total support solutions. The company’s global services business sustains aircraft and systems with a spectrum of products and services through integrated logistics, including supply chain management and engineering support; maintenance, modification, and upgrades for aircraft; and training systems and government services, including pilot and maintenance training. GS&S international operations include Boeing Defence U.K. Ltd., Boeing Defence Australia, and Alsalam Aircraft Company, a joint venture. Integrated logistics comp