
With an Army contract for 150 CH-47 helicopters July 19, Boeing [BA] in one week has sold more than half a billion dollars worth of Chinooks and support services for the heavylift helicopters. On the heels of a $140 million contract to build four MH-47G Block II aircraft, Boeing [BA] has sealed a quarter-billion-dollar deal to maintain the Special Ops Chinooks already in service.Announced July 18, the indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for engineering support of U.S. Special Operations Command’s Chinooks is worth…