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Boeing Defence UK wins £879M Rotary Wing Enterprise contract to sustain UK AH-64E Apache and RAF Chinook

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Boeing Defence UK a three-year £879 million ($1.2 billion) in-service support contract under the Rotary Wing Enterprise framework for the Army’s AH-64E Apache and the RAF’s Chinook HC fleets. The agreement is designed to streamline maintenance and preserve operational availability, sustaining more than 1,000 jobs in the UK.

Discovered 2026-04-15T02:14:43.275744-07:00 | 2026-04-15T02:14:43.275744-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Locks in long-term sustainment funding for two core UK rotorcraft platforms—AH-64E Apache and Chinook HC—under a single framework meant to streamline maintenance and support fleet availability.
  • Reinforces Boeing Defence UK’s role in UK rotary-wing readiness at scale, including preservation of more than 1,000 highly skilled jobs, which affects industrial capacity and maintenance throughput.
  • Provides continuity in the broader UK Apache/rotorcraft ecosystem, complementing ongoing initiatives tied to the AH-64E as seen in UK Project NYX “loyal wingman” rotorcraft work.

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homelandprepnews.com defenceonline.co.uk army-technology.com Boeing Aviation Week defensehere.com
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2026-04-15T02:14:43.275744-07:00
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2026-04-17T14:18:57.395791-07:00
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