英国国防部授予波音英国分公司一项为期三年、价值8.79亿英镑（约11亿美元）的合同，以支持其“阿帕奇”攻击直升机和“支奴干”运输直升机机队。在此之前，这两类旋翼机一直通过分别签署的协议获得支持，但现在它们将被纳入统一的管理框架之下。
该合同旨在通过整合支持服务来提高效率并确保英国陆军和空军核心直升机资产的战备状态。作为全球主要的国防承包商，波音将继续负责这些平台的技术维护、供应链管理和工程支持工作。此举被视为英国国防部优化后勤支出并在日益复杂的安全环境下维持关键航空能力的一部分。该合同的签署进一步巩固了波音作为英国军用直升机机队主要服务提供商的地位。
Tony Osborne
April 16, 2026
Credit: Tony Osborne / Aviation Week
LONDON – The UK Defense Ministry has awarded Boeing Defense UK an £879 million ($1.1 billion), three-year contract to support both its Apache attack rotorcraft and Chinook transport helicopter fleets. Until now, the two rotorcraft types have been supported through separate deals, but now they will...
Tony OsborneBased in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.
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