DTN News - BOEING DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Awarded US Army Contract For 14 Additional CH-47F Chinook Helicopters
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa.,- January 11, 2012: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $370 million for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. The aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Army beginning in 2014; all but one are intended for Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
“This new aircraft sale brings our Chinook backlog to more than 200 aircraft for both domestic and international customers worldwide,” said Leanne Caret, H-47 Programs vice president. “Boeing’s recent $130 million investment to create a world-class Chinook manufacturing facility near Philadelphia means we are well positioned to respond to this demand.”
