Boeing-Archer Deal: Why Give Away a $200 Million Business — on Purpose?
Yahoo Finance · Aug 15, 2026 · Planet Labs PBC (PL)
Companies don’t give away $200 million businesses. Except Boeing just did. On purpose. And if you understand why, you understand where the next wave of AI money is headed. On Monday, the Boeing-Archer deal was announced. Boeing (BA) handed three of its subsidiaries — Wisk Aero, SkyGrid, and Insitu — to Archer Aviation (ACHR). Three businesses. Two decades of investment. One of them generating over $200 million a year in defense revenue across 35 countries, with drones flown by the U.S. Navy.Inve
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