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Boeing wins $922 million Pentagon deal for 117 Apache helicopters

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Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: United States Aircraft: Helicopters
Source: Reuters

The U.S. Defense Department on Thursday said it awarded Boeing Co a $922.63 million modification to a contract for 117 AH-64E remanufactured Apache helicopters for the U.S. Army.

The work will be done in Mesa, Arizona, and the completion date is estimated at May 31, 2018, the department said in a statement.





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