{"id":24480,"date":"2017-10-05T14:28:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T14:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/05\/ma-wave-continues-as-boeing-announces-acquisition-of-aurora\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:38:19","slug":"ma-wave-continues-as-boeing-announces-acquisition-of-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2017\/10\/05\/ma-wave-continues-as-boeing-announces-acquisition-of-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"M&amp;A wave continues: Boeing announces acquisition of Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Boeing has reached an agreement to buy Aurora Flight Sciences Corp., marking the third major defense acquisition since the beginning of September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aurora, which specializes in autonomy, advanced flight control systems and unmanned aircraft, is a natural fit for Boeing, which will be able to profit off the smaller company\u2019s expertise in both its commercial and defense business, Greg Hyslop, Boeing\u2019s chief technology officer, told reporters Oct. 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Aurora, the acquisition represents an opportunity to take its research and development and \u201cget it out into the world market,\u201d said John Langford, Aurora\u2018s founder and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2017\/09\/18\/northrop-grumman-approaching-deal-for-75b-purchase-of-orbital-atk\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/northrop-grumman-logo.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Northrop Grumman cements deal for $9.2B purchase of Orbital ATK<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">After absorbing Orbital ATK into a fourth business unit, Northrop expects sales to grow from its 2016 total of about $25 billion to $30 billion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The companies chose not to reveal the terms of the deal such as the purchase price of Aurora, which is not a publicly traded company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past decade, Boeing\u2019s defense side has lost major combat aviation contests \u2014 most notably the Joint Strike Fighter and bomber contracts \u2014 and thus has prioritized the modernization and sustainment of its legacy products. 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It\u2019s also established expertise in fields like electronic propulsion and composite structures, and has on occasion snatched Defense Department contracts away from Boeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the acquisition is finalized, Aurora will operate as an independent subsidiary of Boeing \u2014 known known as Aurora Flight Sciences, A Boeing Company \u2014 rather than being merged into the company\u2019s other business units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;We want Aurora to stay Aurora, but be part of Boeing. So John and his team will report to me, and that&#8217;s a little different model than we&#8217;ve done in prior acquisitions,\u201d said Hyslop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That, Aboulafia said, will be critical for maintaining Aurora\u2019s independence and company culture, while also keeping its overhead separate from Boeing\u2019s other operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The acquisition of Aurora might also boost the capabilities of Boeing\u2019s Phantom Works division, which pioneers advanced technologies, Aboulafia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2017\/08\/29\/united-technologies-acquisition-of-rockwell-collins-could-set-off-new-ma-wave\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_110817042499-1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">United Technologies&#8217; acquisition of Rockwell Collins could set off new M&amp;A wave<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">United Technologies Corp. is reportedly nearing a more than $20 billion deal to buy Rockwell Collins, a merger of two major defense firms that experts said would make UTC an even more dominant supplier in the aerospace business.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, Phantom Works has been more focused on virtually building concepts and designs than its main competitor, Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works, which is more associated with building physical prototypes. \u201cBut by owning a property like Aurora, you have both design teams and facilities that can innovate and build complex new systems,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boeing\u2019s announced purchase of Aurora follows two other major mergers proposed last month. 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That alliance would result in a company capable of producing almost every system that goes into an aircraft, giving UTC a leg up in the aftermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/\/industry\/2017\/09\/05\/united-technologies-cements-30b-deal-to-buy-rockwell-collins\/\">United Technologies cements $30B deal to buy Rockwell Collins<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop Grumman on Sept. 17 announced its purchase of Orbital ATK, which analysts said would help strengthen Northrop in space and missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aboulafia said this merger and acquisition trend is likely to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is a remarkable concentration of M&amp;A activity,\u201d he said. \u201cYou can put it under the broad heading of reacting to market change or reacting to change to industry dynamics, a lot of cash in people\u2019s pockets \u2014 that\u2019s 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