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Army Orders 11 New Boeing Chinook Helicopters

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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

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Boeing [BA] announced the Army awarded $280.5 million for 11 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters, increasing the number of new Chinooks on contract to 59. "This new contract award represents a long-term commitment to supporting our warfighters," Ken Eland, Boeing CH-47F program director, said in a Feb. 27 statement. "Our commitment is to continue the high level of quality and performance we established in 2007." Deliveries on the new order begin in 2011. Since Boeing unveiled the aircraft at its Ridley…

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