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Thu, Aug 25, 2011

UK Awards Contract For 14 New Chinooks To Boeing

Royal Air Force To Receive Helicopters Starting In 2013

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a $1.64 billion contract to Boeing to provide 14 new CH-47 Chinook helicopters and associated support for the first five years to the Royal Air Force (RAF). The new-build CH-47 Mark (Mk)-6 Chinooks are part of the MOD's Strategic Helicopter Vision to modernize its helicopter force structure, and will expand the RAF fleet to 60 Chinooks.

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"From the Falkland Islands to Iraq and Afghanistan, the RAF has operated Chinooks magnificently for many years in the most demanding environments," said UK Secretary of State for Defence Liam Fox. "These additional helicopters will significantly enhance our existing heavy-lift helicopter capability. This fleet will support our frontline troops in current and future operations for decades to come."
 
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton echoed Fox, saying, "Chinook is an exceptionally capable helicopter that, in the hands of the very skillful RAF crews, has proved itself time and again in many operational theaters across the globe and is the backbone of the Royal Air Force's helicopter fleet."
 
The new aircraft will be produced at Boeing’s recently renovated Ridley Township facility near Philadelphia and are scheduled for delivery from 2013 through 2015. "The Boeing Company has a long-standing and growing relationship with the United Kingdom, its military and its aerospace industry, and we are especially honored by the confidence the RAF has shown in the Chinook," said Mike Kurth, vice president and managing director, Boeing Defence UK Ltd. "We feel a special kinship with the RAF crews because our employees are working shoulder-to-shoulder with them to deliver capability to the frontline."
 
The CH-47 Mk-6 Chinook has a new, machined monolithic airframe with UK-specific avionics, forward-looking infrared radar, a rescue hoist, aircraft defensive systems, and interoperable communication and navigation equipment. The new helicopters will be compatible with the existing UK Chinook fleet.
 
"The performance of the Chinook in Afghanistan and Iraq, and in humanitarian efforts around the world, demonstrates its unique ability to meet the diverse mission requirements of the RAF," said Leanne Caret, Boeing vice president, H-47 Programs. "We are dedicated to continuing to deliver the advanced capabilities that the UK demands."
 
The RAF has operated Chinooks for more than 30 years in every major NATO engagement and on virtually every continent.

FMI: www.mod.uk, www.boeing.com

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