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Boeing’s Phantom Works Constructing New Coatings Facility

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 30th, 2023

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Boeing’s Phantom Works Constructing New Coatings Facility

Rendering of Boeing's future Advanced Coatings Facility. Image: Boeing

Boeing [BA] last week said it has begun construction on a new secure facility for its Phantom Works advanced research and prototyping organization that will house post-assembly phases of future military aircraft production. The Advanced Coatings Center on the site of Boeing’s defense headquarters in St. Louis, Mo., continues the company’s support of its “proprietary programs and kind of the next wave of where we think warfighter needs are going for the United States Air Force and other services like…

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