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Canada Adds $313 Million To Boeing Contract For Chinook Helicopter Logistics Support

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 6th, 2018

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Canada has agreed to a new $313 million contract amendment with Boeing [BA] to continue providing full systems logistics and engineering support for its Air Force’s fleet of CH-147F Chinook helicopters.The fixed-price amendment, announced April 3, has been added to an existing 20-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract between the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and Boeing originally signed in 2013.Under the deal, the RCAF reviews its requirements for its 15 CH-147F Chinooks every five years. "We look forward to continuing our support of…

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