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Chinook may be destined for Indonesia

17th February 2015 - 09:23 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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Boeing has held high level cooperation discussions with Indonesian defence officials in a move that may pave the way for procurement of the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter.

According to Indonesia’s Department of Defence, Boeing was exploring ‘Chinook cooperation with Indonesia’, and an accompanying photo on its website on 12 February showed Yeong-Tae Pak, Boeing’s vice-president for Indonesia and Malaysia, presenting a Chinook scale model to Defence Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu.

The statement said possible cooperation would help develop Indonesia’s ‘land and marine fleets’, perhaps indicating Indonesian interest in the Chinook by both the army and navy.

These discussions should not come

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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