By The U.S. Army awarded Boeing [BA] an undefinitized fixed-price-incentive, foreign military sales (FMS) contract worth nearly $668 million to provide 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters to Qatar, the Army said Tuesday.
Other equipment in the sale includes one Longbow crew trainer, ground support equipment, and Thales radios.
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Work is set to occur in Mesa, Ariz., with an estimated completion date of May 31, 2020.
In total, $136 million in funds were obligated at award time. The contracting activity is Army Contracting Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
In 2014 Qatar accepted a potential $11 billion offer to buy U.S. Patriot, Javelin, and Apaches (Defense Daily, June 15, 2014).
