[William Edward] Boeing Corporation (1916-Present) http://www.boeing.com
In December
1996, Boeing purchased McDonnell Douglas (1967-1996) for $13
billion. Thus, the two companies
have merged; continuing the decrease of U.S. aerospace companies since the end
of the Cold War.
On April 28, 1967, Donald Wills Douglas merged
his company, Douglas Aircraft Company (1921-1967) with the McDonnell Aircraft
Company (1939-1967).
By the mid-1960s,
[James Smith] McDonnell Aircraft
Corp. (1939-1967) was the
largest employer in Missouri, and in 1967, it expanded its operation by merging
with the largest employer in California, the
Douglas Aircraft Co. (1921-1967)
North American Aviation's (1934-1996) space
systems, aircraft division, Rocketdyne, Autonetics, missile systems, aircraft
modification and other units joined The Boeing Company in 1996.
In late 1997 the former Rockwell aerospace units joined Boeing.
Jaycor http://www.jaycor.com
[Allan Haines Loughead] Lockheed Missles and Space Corporation
In 1996, Lockheed
Aircraft Company and [Glenn L.] Martin
Marietta merged to form Lockheed
Martin.
[Glenn Luther] Martin
Marietta
Northrop-Grumman Corporation http://www.northgrum.com
[John Knudsen "Jack"] Northrop
[Leroy Randle] Grumman
In 1994-1996,
[Leroy "Red Mike"] Grumman Aerospace
and [John K. "Jack"] Northrop Corporation merged to form Northrop Grumman.
The businesses of the former Litton Industries (including Litton Data Systems) are now integrated into Northrop Grumman.
[Howard
Robard] Hughes