UK set to buy 14 new Chinooks for £1.4bn
By Harry Lye 20 Apr 2021 (Last Updated April 20th, 2021 16:13)
The UK is close to closing a purchase of 14 new extended-range CH-47 Chinooks from Boeing in a deal worth around £1.4bn.
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Pictured is an RAF Chinook HC.MK 6 during a TIESI course in the UK. Image: MOD/ Crown Copyright.
The UK is close to closing a purchase of 14 new extended-range CH-47 Chinooks from Boeing in a deal worth around £1.4bn.
The UK has reportedly agreed to defer the delivery of the helicopters due to financial concerns resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. However, Army Technology understands that the delivery profile results from a need to balance modernisation priorities.
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