Indian MoD Okays Deals Worth Over $3bn to Buy 15 Chinook, 22 Apache Copters
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DefenceTalkThe defence ministry has cleared two crucial deals worth more than $3.1 billion to equip the Indian Air Force with US-built attack and heavy-lift helicopters. Defence minister Manohar Parrikar has sent the proposals to buy 22 AH-64D Apache Longbow attack and 15 CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift copters — both platforms manufactured by US defence giant Boeing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/indian-mod-okays-deals-worth-over-3bn-to-buy-15-chinook-22-apache-copters-64306/
RAF Flying High In New Chinook Helicopter
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DefenceTalkThe first of the RAF’s fourteen new Chinook helicopters have been unveiled today by the Defence Secretary, Philip Hammond, following its entry into service on time. During a visit to RAF Odiham in Hampshire, the home of the Chinook force, Philip Hammond also announced a new £115 million agreement with Boeing Defence UK to maintain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/raf-flying-high-in-new-chinook-helicopter-59908/
Australia’s Chinook Mission In Afghanistan Complete
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DefenceTalkRotary Wing Group – Eight (RWG-8), the Australian Army Aviation Detachment, has completed its mission in Afghanistan. RWG-8 marked the End of Mission during a ceremony at Kandahar Airfield (KAF) on Saturday (14 September 2013). The KAF-based RWG consisted of two CH-47D Chinook Medium Lift Helicopters operating throughout the Afghan summer months as part of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/australias-chinook-mission-in-afghanistan-complete-49053/
Boeing gets $4 bn US Army helicopter deal
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DefenceTalkUS aerospace giant Boeing announced Tuesday it has received a multi-year $4 billion order from the US Army for 177 more CH-47F Chinook helicopters. The five-year deal includes an option for the army to buy 38 additional Chinooks, a multi-mission, twin-engine transport helicopter, Boeing said in a statement. “This order would eventually bring the Army’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/boeing-gets-4-bn-us-army-helicopter-deal-48081/