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Army Under Secretary Working To Secure Chinook Deals With U.K., UAE

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, June 21st, 2019

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Army Under Secretary Working To Secure Chinook Deals With U.K., UAE

The first CH-47 Block II makes its maiden flight March 28 at Boeing's plant outside Philadelphia. (Boeing photo)

Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy is working to secure new deals for the CH-47 Chinook with the U.K. and the United Arab Emirates that he said would assist the Boeing [BA] production line as the service moves forward with its own planned cuts to the program. “If those two land, [Boeing] will have a very robust set of orders for the next five years,” McCarthy said. McCarthy said the deal with the UAE would include the CH-47F Block II, but…

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