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Boeing gets $80 million option for Apache helicopter work

Modification covers peroformance-based logistics program for components and services.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Boeing has received an $80 million U.S. Army contract modification to execute a year two option for work on Apache helicopters. U.S. Army photo
Boeing has received an $80 million U.S. Army contract modification to execute a year two option for work on Apache helicopters. U.S. Army photo

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Boeing has received an $80 million U.S. Army contract modification to execute a year two option for work on Apache helicopters.

The deal will cover the continuation of Apache Helicopter performance-based logistics for D-unique, D/E common and E-unique components, supplies and services.

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Work will be performed in Arizona and has an estimated completion date of October 2017.

The Army Contracting Command is the contracting entity.

The Apache is an advanced multirole combat helicopter manufactured by Boeing.

Boeing has delivered more than 2,200 of the helicopters to global customers.

The first of the helicopters was delivered to the U.S. Army in 1984, with international customers now including Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, The Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

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