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World Aviation Defense & Security News - Netherlands
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Boeing lands a $308mn FMS from Netherlands for 12 CH-47F Chinook helicopters
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The US-based giant Boeing has received a $308 million contract from the U.S. Army to manufacture 12 CH-47F helicopters for Netherlands through a foreign military sales contract, the US Department of Defense announce on April 14.
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The US Defense Department said Thursday the company will complete the production in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, by April 15.
In 2012 plans were announced to replace the 11 existing CH-47D Chinooks of the Royal Netherlands Air Force with new-build CH-47F models as most cost-efficient instead of upgrading existing airframes. Fourteen new CH-47F's models were ordered in 2015 via a Foreign Military Sales Agreement with the US based on current US CH-47F platforms. The CH-47F is a comprehensive upgrade of the D variant. Upgrades included new 4,868-shaft-horsepower (3,630 kW) Honeywell engines, an upgraded airframe featuring greater single-piece construction for lower maintenance requirements. |
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