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Boeing Receives $497.1 Million To Deliver 12 CH-47F Chinooks To Egypt, Two For U.S. Army

Boeing Receives $497.1 Million To Deliver 12 CH-47F Chinooks To Egypt, Two For U.S. Army
A CH-47F Block I Chinook helicopter with 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade maneuvers to pick up an M119A3 howitzer during sling load operations on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, May 4. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army

Boeing [BA] has received a $497.1 million deal to deliver 12 CH-47F Block I Chinook helicopters to Egypt and two of the heavy-lift aircraft for the U.S. Army, the company said Tuesday. The CH-47s for Egypt are part of a potential $2.6 billion foreign military sale (FMS) the U.S. State Department approved in May, which covered the sale of up to 23 F-model Chinook helicopters. “The F-model aircraft will enhance Egypt’s Chinook capabilities and help effectively accomplish its heavy-lift objectives,”…

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