Katherine Sopranos has extensive experience as a freelance writer and business manager, including six years working for Boeing Company as a communications specialist overseeing internal communication and media relations regarding Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. While Boeing has manufactured fighter jets since the early 1900s, the company is planning to devote more resources to other aircraft and may slow or shutter fighter jet production altogether by April 2015 due to reduced military spending requiring the company to adapt by cutting $4 billion from its defense unit since 2011.