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Army

Boeing ‘In The Works’ With Army On Next Apache Procurement Deal

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

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Boeing ‘In The Works’ With Army On Next Apache Procurement Deal

AH-64E Apache Version 6.5. Photo: Boeing

DENVER -- Boeing [BA] said Wednesday it’s “confident” there will be another procurement deal for the Apache attack helicopter, with a company official adding that details on the next award are already “in the works.” “We’re looking for the Army to make a determination on [the] contracting mechanism, but we are already in the works for that next contract,” Christina Upah, Boeing’s vice president of attack helicopter programs, said during a media briefing at the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit…

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