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US State Department approves FMS to the Netherlands for 17 CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters.
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The United States State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military
Sale to the Netherlands for 17 CH-47F
Chinook transport helicopters and associated equipment, parts,
training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $1.05 billion.
The principal contractor will be the Boeing Helicopter Company in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. |
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 The 17 CH-47Fs ordered by the Netherlands will supplement and eventually replace country's ageing fleet of CH-47D Chinook helicopters |
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The
Government of the Netherlands has requested a possible sale of 17 CH-47F
Cargo Helicopters with customer unique post-modifications, 46 T55-GA-714A
Aircraft Turbine Engines with Hydro-Mechanical Assembly (34 installed
and 12 spares), 41 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
Systems (EGIs), 54 AN/ARC-231 Ultra High Frequency/Very High Frequency
Radios, 21 AN/ARC-220 High Frequency Radios, 21 AN/APX-123A Identification
Friend or Foe Transponders, and 41 AN/ARC-201D Very High Frequency Radios.
Also included are spare and repair parts, support equipment, tools and
test equipment, aircraft ferry and refueling support, personnel training
and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, U.S.
government and contractor technical, and logistics support services, and
other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated
cost is $1.05 billion.
The Netherlands is one of the major political and economic powers in Europe and NATO and an ally of the United States in the pursuit of peace and stability. It is vital to U.S. national interests to assist the Netherlands to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability. The proposed sale of CH-47F aircraft will improve the Netherlands’ capability to meet current and future requirements for troop movement, medical evacuation, aircraft recovery, parachute drop, search and rescue, disaster relief, fire-fighting, and heavy construction support. The Netherlands will use the enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense, deter regional threats, and provide direct support to coalition and security cooperation efforts. The CH-47F aircraft will supplement and eventually replace the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s aging fleet of CH-47D helicopters. |
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