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Friday, October 23, 2009

Boeing hopes to market new attack copter


Boeing managers say two programs that will determine the future of the company’s Mesa plant are ready for liftoff.

Boeing test pilots have successfully completed the first test flights of a new attack helicopter planned for foreign customers.

Also, two Apache attack helicopters with advanced technologies have been handed off to the U.S. Army for flight testing at the Yuma Proving Ground.

If the tests are successful, the Army could order more than 600 of those next-generation Apaches, potentially extending Mesa production of the combat machines to 2025.

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