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CH-47F Chinook Program Heads Toward Second Multiyear Contract

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, April 6th, 2012

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. --With Defense Department approval of a second multiyear production contract for the CH-47 Chinook Helicopter, the Army is now focused on negotiating the contract with manufacturer Boeing [BA], officials said. Multiyear two certification was an effort led by Lt. Col. Brad Killen, product manager for CH-47, whose office assembled the documentation to show Army and Office of Secretary of Defense officials that a multiyear contract would save money and provide a needed Army and Defense Department asset, said…

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