Boeing set to win $2.9 billion contract from UK MoD: The Telegraph
Reuters
Published May 30, 2016 02:18PM ET
Boeing set to win $2.9 billion contract from UK MoD: The Telegraph
(Reuters) - Boeing Co (N:BA) is set to win a 2-billion-pound ($2.92 billion) contract from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) for new Apache (NYSE:APA) helicopters, The Telegraph reported.
The MoD has decided to give Boeing a 50-aircraft contract, including servicing, and the announcement could come as early as July, the newspaper said.
Italian aerospace manufacturer Leonardo Finmeccanica SpA (MI:LDOF) had been a contender for the contract, the Telegraph said.
U.S. planemaker Boeing is offering the helicopters at a lower price by tacking them on to the end of a larger Apache order from the US military, the paper added.
The British government has committed to NATO's defense spending pledge of 2 percent of GDP for the next five years, but the MoD will be under pressure to opt for the most cost effective option as it juggles spending on a number of big projects.
Boeing and the MoD could not be immediately reached for comment.
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