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Boeing Submits Second Multi-Year Production Proposal For CH-47 F Helicopters

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, November 7th, 2011

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Boeing [BA] has submitted its proposal to the government for a second five-year production contract for CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters that would attain the Army’s planned 464-ship fleet, a program official said. "This second multiyear contract proposal will provide not only the vertical lift capability that warfighters use and need every day, but also will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers and the U.S. government," said Leanne Caret, Boeing vice president, H-47 programs. Patrick Donnelly,…

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