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South Korea Selects Boeing’s Apache In Helo Competition

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, April 18th, 2013

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South Korea yesterday selected Boeing’s [BA] AH-64E Apache for its potential $1.6 billion attack helicopter program over the AH-1Z Cobra offering from Textron [TXT] and a Turkish Aerospace Industry and Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland team pitching a T-129B. “Boeing is pleased with the announcement that the Republic of Korea has selected the AH-64E Apache as its new heavy-attack helicopter,” the company said in a statement. “We look forward to working with the U.S. Army and the Republic of Korea Army as they…

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