Boeing Defense & Space Group Renames Electronic Systems Division

SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 1995 - Boeing Defense & Space Group has changed the name of its Electronic Systems Division to the Information & Electronic Systems Division.

The change, announced by Defense & Space Group President Jerry King, was made to more accurately reflect the group's diverse product line.

"Boeing Defense & Space Group has been involved in the information and electronic systems arena for more than 25 years and has built a reputation within military and commercial markets for affordable, high-quality products that meet customer needs," King said.

The recent addition of the Boeing Information Services subsidiary to the group, King says, provides a wide range of telecommunications and computer network design, operation and maintenance services to government agencies, and furthers Defense & Space Group business in the field.

King added that the name change is consistent with the U.S. government's increased emphasis on information management and the application of advanced information processing technologies, features that are inherent qualities of the systems that Boeing designs and builds.

Information & Electronic Systems is one of five Defense & Space Group divisions, including Helicopters, Military Airplanes, Missiles & Space, and Product Support. The renamed division's signature product is the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), a package of sophisticated radar and communication equipment carried aboard a militarized Boeing 707 aircraft, and slated to be installed aboard a 767-based aircraft next year.

The division also is responsible for the Airborne Surveillance Testbed technology demonstration program; military electronic products such as power supplies and processors; and the Commercial Avionics Systems organization, which designs and builds electronic products for the company's family of commercial jetliners.

Information & Electronic Systems Division recently entered the air traffic management (ATM) market, teaming with several leading ATM firms to bid on the Federal Aviation Administration's Standard Terminal Automation Replacement (STARS) program.