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U.K. Signs $2.3 Billion Deal For 50 AH-64E Apaches

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Monday, July 11th, 2016

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U.K. Signs $2.3 Billion Deal For 50 AH-64E Apaches

A pilot from of 1st Squadron, 229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., flies the new AH-64E Apache Longbow Photo: U.S. Army

The United Kingdom on Monday announced a $2.3 billion deal to buy 50 AH-64E Apache helicopters, according to a Ministry of Defense statement.The Apaches, developed by Boeing [BA], are being procured in a foreign military sale (FMS). The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced last August that the State Department approved the potential sale, which also includes 110 General Electric [GE] T-700-GE-701D engines. This will be the first time GE has sold an off-the-shelf military engine to the U.K. MoD,…

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