SPACE INDEX
Boeing logo Boeing Builds crew spacecraft, military and commercial satellites, the Space Launch System core stage, and the X-37B spaceplane vs Hughes Hughes provides satellite broadband services and network equipment for consumers, businesses, governments, and defense Hughes logo
HEAD-TO-HEAD1 shared sector
Boeing Hughes
Founded 1916
Headquarters Arlington, Virginia United States
Type public private
Status operating operating
Employees
Total funding
Latest round
Sectors Launch Services, Satellite Manufacturing, Space Transportation & Logistics Satellite Communications, Ground Segment & Networks, Satellite Manufacturing
Products listed 0 57
Federal contracts 16 ($5.60B) 20 ($510K)
Launches 2 (50%)
Leaders listed Dinesh Kandiya, Homayoun Hamedani, Kaan Bozdag
News mentions 3 1
SHARED SECTORS
FREQUENTLY ASKED
01

How do Boeing and Hughes compare?

Both companies work in Satellite Manufacturing. Boeing was founded in 1916 and Hughes has no disclosed founding year.
02

Which has more US federal contracts, Boeing or Hughes?

Boeing has been awarded more, with $5.60B across 16 awards.
03

Which has more launches, Boeing or Hughes?

Boeing leads with 2 tracked launches (50% success rate).

Numbers refresh on every render against the live Space Index database. Federal contract data from USAspending.gov; launches from LaunchLibrary2.