
The U.S. Army is set to award Boeing [BA] the first contract for low-rate production of the CH-47 Chinook Block II upgrade program. In a presolicitation posted Jan. 10 on the U.S. government’s contracting website, the Army says it plans to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for between four and 14 CH-47 Block II “renew aircraft,” which are existing CH-47Fs that will be enhanced by Boeing. Work under the contract will run from fiscal 2021 to 2022. The fixed-price…