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Boeing Receives Nearly $600 Million To Deliver 14 H-47 Chinooks To UK

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

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Boeing Receives Nearly $600 Million To Deliver 14 H-47 Chinooks To UK

Boeing [BA] on Tuesday received a nearly $600 million order to deliver 14 H-47 Chinook Block II heavy-lift helicopters to the United Kingdom, with deliveries scheduled to start in 2026. The company noted the deal, which was previously approved under the U.S. State Department’s Foreign Military Sales process, will make Britain the first international operator of Block II Chinooks. “These Chinooks are the future of heavy-lift, built on an existing foundation of advanced capability and life cycle affordability. This contract…

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