Boeing Space vs Lockheed Martin Space: Defense & intelligence compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Lockheed Martin Space ranks 5 on the Space 100 with a score of 88; Boeing Space ranks 83 with 65. Lockheed Martin Space is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. Boeing Space is based in Arlington, United States, Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, United States. Boeing Space: Subsidiary. Lockheed Martin Space: Subsidiary. Boeing Space is named in 0 signals and Lockheed Martin Space in 90.

Boeing Space →

Arlington, Virginia, United States · Space · Applications / Defense & intelligence · Subsidiary · boeing.com

Boeing Space builds spacecraft, including Starliner, and is expanding satellite production to meet missile-warning demand.

Space 100 · rank 83 · score 65

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment6
Production8
Commercials8
Progress5
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower8
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Boeing's space unit makes 702-line GEO satellites, the SLS core stage, and MILNET/classified work, with Millennium Space (scored separately) as its proliferated-LEO arm and a troubled Starliner program carrying charges. It is the prime whose small-sat relevance runs through its subsidiary while the parent carries the legacy-program overhang. Segment financials are program-scoped (a filings pass owed).

Facts, with sources

  • NASA and Boeing updated the Starliner contract, restoring missions 5 and 6 and adding Vulcan crew certification; uncrewed Starliner-1 is set for Dec 2026 to Jan 2027, crewed Starliner-2 for 2028.boeing.com
  • Boeing delivered the final three O3b mPOWER satellites (F11 to F13) to SES, completing the initial 13-satellite constellation; 10 are already on orbit.boeing.com
  • SES expects the Boeing-built 13-satellite O3b mPOWER system to enter service in mid-2027 after the final three satellites launch on a Falcon 9.satellitetoday.com

11 facts on file.

Lockheed Martin Space →

Littleton, Colorado, United States · Space · Applications / Defense & intelligence · Subsidiary · lockheedmartin.com

Lockheed Martin builds spacecraft platforms including LM 400, GPS III, OPIR, and missile-warning satellites for government and defense customers.

Space 100 · rank 5 · score 88AI Core · watchlist · score 51Robotics · watchlist · score 49

Scores, Space (of 10)

Deployment8
Production8
Commercials10
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning10
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Lockheed Martin's space segment (~$13B annual revenue) has the deepest prime bench in national-security space: Orion (Artemis), GPS III, classified sensor programs, an SDA Tranche 3 win (December 2025), Terran Orbital as its smallsat manufacturing arm, and a HawkEye 360 investment. Its venture arm and Terran absorption show a build-buy-invest triple play. Segment financials are program-scoped (a filings pass owed).

Latest signals

  • ESI Motion is supplying solar array drive electronics to Lockheed Martin’s missile-defense programs.SpaceNews
  • Lockheed Martin selected Contextere to integrate an AI platform into the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CC-130J Hercules fleet.BetaKit
  • Aerospacelab will supply satellite platforms to Lockheed Martin.Space24

90 signals name Lockheed Martin Space.

Facts, with sources

  • Swiss Quantum Innovation Hub at ETH Zurich with IBM and Lockheed Martin backingwww.eu-startups.com — 2026-09-16
  • Army contract for the PrSM Inc 2 systembreakingdefense.com — 2026-09-15
  • Selected Gravitics for a Department of War contract of national importanceGravitics

45 facts on file.

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Boeing Space or Lockheed Martin Space: which is ahead in space?

Lockheed Martin Space ranks 5 on the Space 100 with a score of 88; Boeing Space ranks 83 with 65. Lockheed Martin Space is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. Boeing Space is based in Arlington, United States, Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, United States. Boeing Space: Subsidiary. Lockheed Martin Space: Subsidiary. Boeing Space is named in 0 signals and Lockheed Martin Space in 90.

How do Boeing Space and Lockheed Martin Space compare?

Lockheed Martin Space ranks 5 on the Space 100 with a score of 88; Boeing Space ranks 83 with 65. Lockheed Martin Space is ahead on deployment, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production. Boeing Space is based in Arlington, United States, Lockheed Martin Space in Littleton, United States. Boeing Space: Subsidiary. Lockheed Martin Space: Subsidiary. Boeing Space is named in 0 signals and Lockheed Martin Space in 90. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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