{"id":52248,"date":"2018-03-29T16:29:53","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T16:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/29\/boeing-to-stand-up-new-divisions-shake-up-new-weapons-management\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:43:22","slug":"boeing-to-stand-up-new-divisions-shake-up-new-weapons-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2018\/03\/29\/boeing-to-stand-up-new-divisions-shake-up-new-weapons-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Boeing to stand up new divisions, shake up weapons management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2015 In an email sent to company employees Thursday morning, Boeing CEO Leanne Caret announced the company will stand up two new divisions next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boeing is establishing a Commercial Derivative Aircraft division and a Missile and Weapon Systems division. The Commercial Derivative unit will be based in Seattle and take over responsibility for the KC-46 tanker, which has suffered delays and deficiencies<\/a>, frustrating senior U.S. Air Force officials<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unit will also handle the new Air Force One<\/a> and P-8 submarine hunter<\/a>. Tim Peters, a former Boeing KC-46 program manager, will head the unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reorganization was first reported by Defense One<\/a> and was confirmed to Defense News by a Boeing spokesman.
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The Missile and Weapon Systems unit in Huntsville, Alabama, will monitor work on the new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent<\/a>, the Ground-based Midcourse Defense missile interceptors, the Joint Direct Attack Munition<\/a> and other weapons. This unit will be led by Norm Tew, former head of the company\u2019s missile defense program.<\/p>\n\n\n\t