US approves 17 more Dutch Chinooks

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US approves 17 more Dutch Chinooks

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US approves 17 more Dutch Chinooks

The US State Department has approved a possible sale of 17 Boeing CH-47F Chinooks plus associated equipment and training to the Netherlands, as announced on Monday 23 March. Costs are estimated to be just over 1 billion USD. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified US Congress of this Foreign Military Sale (FMS).

The full story is at Airheadsfly.com.
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evhest wrote:US approves 17 more Dutch Chinooks

The US State Department has approved a possible sale of 17 Boeing CH-47F Chinooks plus associated equipment and training to the Netherlands, as announced on Monday 23 March. Costs are estimated to be just over 1 billion USD. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) has notified US Congress of this Foreign Military Sale (FMS).

The full story is at Airheadsfly.com.
Offcourse they approve the sale, has been requested a couple of years ago. Now the hussle continues for NL to find funds as the F-35 project drains all funds available :twisted:
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