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Quad A 2019: CH-47F Block II cancellation fears return
The future of the CH-47F Block II programme is again in doubt, with Boeing admitting cancellation of the project remains a possibility.
It was made clear by the OEM that due to the US Army taking out long lead production projections from its FY2020 budget request and it being ‘hard to ...
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