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Army

Army Awards Boeing $714 Million Contract For CH-47F Chinooks

Pat Host

Friday, March 13th, 2015

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Army Awards Boeing $714 Million Contract For CH-47F Chinooks

A CH-47F Chinook assigned to Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, Photo: New York Army National Guard.

The Army on Friday awarded Boeing [BA] a contract modification worth nearly $714 million for 26 remanufactured CH-47F Chinook helicopters, four new CH-47s and the option of building two more CH-47s.The contract also provides for over, and above, appropriated funding and obligates long-lead funding for production Lot 14, according to a Defense Department statement. Estimated work completion date is Dec. 31, 2020.

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]