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Morocco Wants To Buy U.S. Chinook Helicopters

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Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Morocco wants to spend an estimated $134 million to buy three Boeing [BA] CH-47D Chinook helicopters and associated parts and support as a Foreign Military Sale, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress Oct. 26. Morocco requested a possible sale of three CH-47D Chinook helicopters with six (two per helicopter) T55-GA-714A Turbine engines, two spare T-55-GA-714A Turbine engines, four AN/ARC-201E Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems (SINCGARS), mission equipment, communication and navigation equipment, ground support equipment, spare and…

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