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Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured $560M in orders to remanufacture 47 Apache attack helicopters for three U.S. allies via a foreign military sales process with the U.S. Army.
Read More »Army, Boeing Finalize Apache Helicopter FMS Deals Worth $560M
State Dept OKs Potential $911M AH-1Z Helicopter Sale to Bahrain
The State Department has approved Bahrain’s request to buy 12 Bell Helicopter-built AH-1Z attack helicopters and related equipment and services through a potential $911.4 foreign military sales agreement. Bell Helicopter and General Electric (NYSE: GE) will act as prime contractors in the proposed FMS deal in support of Bahrain’s efforts to deter …
Read More »State Dept OKs $1.2B Apache Helicopter Upgrade Equipment, Services Sale to Netherlands
The State Department has approved the Dutch government’s request to procure from the U.S. government equipment and services to support upgrades to AH-64D Block II Apache attack helicopters under a potential $1.2 billion foreign military sales agreement. Boeing (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) will serve as principal contractors in the proposed …
Read More »Boeing Receives $202M Army Apache Helicopter Order
Boeing (NYSE: BA) has secured a $202 million contract modification to build 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters for the U.S. Army. The Defense Department said Thursday the company will perform work under the modification in Mesa, Arizona, through Dec. 31, 2021. The Army Contracting Command is the contracting activity and the service branch obligated …
Read More »Bell Helicopter Lands $423M Navy Contract Modification for Lot 14 AH-1Z Production
Textron’s (NYSE: TXT) Bell Helicopter subsidiary has received a potential three-year, $423 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to produce and deliver 25 lot 14 AH-1Z aircraft in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ H-1 upgrade program. The company will perform work in Fort Worth and Amarillo, Texas, through February 2020 under …
Read More »Boeing Delivers Training System for South Korean AH-64E Apache Operators
TYSONS CORNER, VA, Aug. 24, 2016 — Boeing (NYSE: BA) has provided an Apache Longbow Crew Trainer to South Korea as part of a $1.6 billion contract to supply 36 attack helicopters and support services to the country’s army, ExecutiveBiz reported Tuesday. The Longbow Crew Trainer employs flight simulation technology and seeks to help air crews of …
Read More »Report: Boeing to See Orders for P-8I, Apache, Chinook From India
India’s defense acquisition council has approved the country’s purchase of four new P-8I maritime surveillance planes from Boeing (NYSE: BA) under a $1 billion deal with the U.S. government, Defense News reported Wednesday. Vivek Raghuvanshi writes that the order is part of an option clause in India’s 2009 contract to acquire eight …
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