"CHINOOK CONTRACT TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE SUMMER: BOEING"
Let's hope:
Boeing says it is expecting a contract to be announced this summer for the acquisition of 16 Chinook F model helicopters for the Canadian Forces. According to Richard Meanor, manager of Business Development for International Rotorcraft Integrated Defense Systems, negotiations are in their final stages. The contract will include the establishment of an in-service support program using domestic industry but, similar to the C-130J deal, involving Boeing as the prime contactor. Boeing will select domestic companies for the work and then present the package to government for approval. When (if) the contract is announced this summer it will mark the end of a long process of discussions and negotiations on the Chinooks (by then three years in total).How many really?
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 9:50 a.m.
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DND should bought basic CH-47 in a larger number and few with modification such a larger fuel capacity for foreign operation such evacuation of non-combatant and special forces missions outside or inside Canada.
It's a bit more complicated than that, I'm afraid, Vinland.
While I've heard conflicting reports about the culpability of the Air Force in putting together the specs for this buy, as I understand it, there are a bunch of other technical issues that DND is continuing to try to work out with the various parties (Boeing, the civilian certification authorities, etc). Combine that with the fact that DND wants Boeing to accept a portion of the risk associated with customization, and Boeing is hugely reluctant to do this at the price point our gov't has specified, it's a bit of a Gordian knot.
I've heard so many things from so many people about what's going on with one particular part or another of this project that it's tough to piece together a coherent picture of the whole.
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