In consolidating recent mergers, Boeing has committed itself to ruthlessly cut- ting programs that aren't going to make near-term profits. One victim is a stealthy, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft project, most of which is still classified. The Pentagon cut the unmanned Dark-Star aircraft program, and Boeing—despite years of research and its assemblage of unique expertise in stealth and reconnaissance technology—has chosen not to retain even a core development group.
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