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The assembly business of Boeing military aircraft in the United States faces a shutdown.
Jin10 Data, August 4th - The defense division of Boeing has stated that due to military aircraft assembly workers in the St. Louis area of Missouri and Illinois going on strike early on the 4th, Boeing is prepared to halt operations and will implement emergency plans using non-human employees. According to Reuters, affected businesses include the assembly of F-15 and F/A-18 fighter jets, T-7 trainers, and MQ-25 carrier-based drones. After winning the F-47A fighter jet contract this year, Boeing's defense division was originally expanding its related production facilities in the St. Louis area. According to reports from Deutsche Presse-Agentur, the affected businesses also involve missile systems.