Boeing, AgustaWestland Sign Contract to Provide ICH-47F Chinooks to Italian Army
By (FINN) Frontier India News Network | May 13th, 2009 | Category: Defence Products Manufacturing Companies, Military News - Europe | No Comments »
The Boeing Company and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today signed a contract for the manufacture and support of 16 ICH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Italian Army. The contract makes Boeing the prime subcontractor to AgustaWestland for the new aircraft.
The contract is worth approximately 900 million euros ($1.23 billion).
Boeing will build the ICH-47F fuselage at its facility in Ridley Park, Pa. Prime contractor AgustaWestland will be responsible for design and systems integration, aircraft final assembly and delivery to the Italian Army. AgustaWestland is expected to begin deliveries in 2013.
Jack Dougherty, Boeing H-47 Program vice president, commended the entire Italian Ministry of Defense team, including the General Directorate of Air Armaments (ARMAEREO) — which is procuring the latest version of F-Model Chinooks on behalf of the Italian Army — for its professionalism and focus.
