The State Department has cleared the United Kingdom $3.5 billion purchase of 16 H-47 Extended Range Boeing [BA] Chinook heavy lift helicopters.The U.K. has about 60 Chinooks in its inventory and first bought the helos in the mid-1980s. The Extended Range Chinooks have twice the fuel capacity of standard H-47s. Worldwide, 20 countries have the Chinook in their inventories or on order.The Defense Security Cooperation Agency on Oct. 19 said it delivered the required certification to Congress of the possible…
U.K. Cleared For $3.5 Billion Buy of 16 Extended Range Chinooks
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