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Townsville wins Chinook helicopter maintenance contract

Air November 10, 2016

Queensland, Australia’s reputation as a defence hub has been given a boost with crucial helicopter maintenance jobs coming to the city of Townsville.

Australian Minister for Defence Industry, Christopher Pyne MP, has announced that Boeing Defence Australia has been selected as the preferred supplier for the maintenance of the Army’s new Chinook Foxtrot helicopters.

The minister said the anticipated value of the work is up to $20 million over five years from 1 January 2017 and the contract will create 18 highly skilled jobs in Townsville. It will mean that Townsville will be the centre of all Chinook Foxtrot helicopter maintenance. 

Mr Pyne said: “These specialists will be employed in Townsville to work alongside soldier technicians on the Army’s new sophisticated Chinook helicopters. The contract integrates defence industry and Australian Defence Force workforces to provide an efficient, flexible and effective maintenance team for Australia’s Chinook helicopter capability.”

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Mark Lane is a defence writer for defenceonline.co.uk and the MoD’s Defence Contracts Bulletin. He is also editor of Global Trader, sub-editor of Insider Scotland and a former editor of Business Today.

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