(Reuters) - Boeing Co (N:BA) said on Thursday it had signed a $3.4 billion contract with the U.S. government through which the U.S. Army and an international customer will buy the latest Apache (NYSE:APA) 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.