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Boeing has received a $1.15 billion contract from the Canadian government to build 15 heavy-lift Chinook helicopters.

The new CH-47F helicopters will be built at a Boeing Co. facility in Ridley Township, Pa., and will be delivered between 2013 and 2014.

Boeing has pledged to match every dollar spent by the Canadian government to acquire the helicopter fleet by partnering and issuing contracts to Canadian companies. The Chinooks will be designated the CH-147 in Canada faxless payday loan online.

"This new contract has created opportunities for new partnerships to further grow our already large supplier base in Canada," said Mark Kronenberg, vice president of international business development for Boeing’s St. Louis-based Integrated Defense Systems.

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