Boeing, US govt sign $3.4 bn deal for AH-64E Apache helicopters

Boeing Co said on Thursday it had signed a $3.4 billion contract with the US government through which the US Army and an international customer will buy the latest Apache attack helicopter -- the Apache 'E' variant.

The Army will get 244 re-manufactured Apaches while the international customer will receive 24 new ones, the company said in a statement.

Boeing did not name the international customer.