Boeing, US Army sign $4 bln deal for 177 more Chinook helicopters
June 11, 2013 at 08:30 AM EDT
RIDLEY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 11 (Reuters) - Boeing Co and the U.S. Army on Tuesday said they had signed a 5-year contract worth $4 billion for 177 more CH-47F Chinook helicopters, a deal they said would save the government $810 million compared to buying the aircraft one year at a time.