Boeing Phantom Works is the advanced
prototyping arm of the defense and security side of
Boeing. Its primary focus is developing advanced military products and technologies, many of them highly
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Founded by
McDonnell Douglas, the
research and development
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group continued after Boeing acquired the company. Its logo is similar to one used for the McDonnell Douglas
F-4 Phantom fighter.
Scope and responsibility
Phantom Works' organization mirrors that of Boeing's Defense business units, with 'Advanced' versions of each unit (e.g. Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft). The underlying technology is provided by the Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) organization, who develop new technologies (i.e. Technology Readiness Level 1–4) for use by Boeing's Commercial and Defense units. Phantom Works responsibility is to grow those technologies into prototype (i.e. Technology Readiness Level 4–6) to then transition those prototypes to the business units to turn into products (i.e. Technology Readiness Level 7–9).
Locations
Headquartered in Washington D.C., Phantom Works has projects in most Boeing locations in the United States.
Additionally an international group does modelling and simulation work for various governments in the United States, Britain, Australia, and India.
Known projects
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Boeing Airpower Teaming System: Fighter-sized UAV intended to accompany crewed military aircraft
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Boeing Phantom Eye: High Altitude Long Endurance reconnaissance drone
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XS-1: Reusable suborbital space plane
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Boeing Phantom Ray: Unmanned flying test bed for advanced air system technologies
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Boeing X-51 Waverider: Hypersonic vehicle
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Boeing Condor: High Altitude Long Endurance concept drone
* McDonnell Douglas
YF-23: Black Widow Advanced Fighter concept
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McDonnell Douglas A-12 Avenger II: Advanced Navy Stealth Fighter concept
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Boeing X-32 Joint Strike Fighter
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Boeing Bird of Prey: Stealth fighter UAV demonstrator
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Boeing A160 Hummingbird
The Boeing A160 Hummingbird (military designation: YMQ-18A) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) helicopter. Its design incorporates many new technologies never before used in helicopters, allowing for greater endurance and altitude than any helic ...
: UAV helicopter
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Boeing X-40
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Boeing X-45 UCAV
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Boeing X-37 Advanced Technology Demonstrator
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Boeing Pelican ULTRA
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Boeing X-48 Blended Wing Body demonstrator
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X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing
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Quad TiltRotor (with
Bell Helicopter)
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F/A-XX: sixth generation fighter concept
* ''
Echo Voyager
''Echo Voyager'' is an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) built by Boeing.
Design work on ''Echo Voyager'' began at Boeing Phantom Works in 2011 with the goal of improving upon earlier AUV designs that required a manned support ship due to an en ...
'', an
autonomous underwater vehicle
See also
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Skunk Works, a similar division of Lockheed Martin
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NASA Eagleworks
The Advanced Propulsion Physics Laboratory or "Eagleworks Laboratories" at NASA's Johnson Space Center is a small research group investigating a variety of theories regarding new forms of spacecraft propulsion. The principal investigator is Dr. Ha ...
References
External links
Boeing Phantom Works
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Research organizations in the United States