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16 sie 2024 · The Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter was purchased with some of the $75 million in federal security funding given to the city before the Democratic convention, a police spokesperson said.
2 kwi 2024 · Using federal grant money for security at the DNC, the Chicago Police Department will buy a Bell 429 twin-engine helicopter that will be delivered before the convention. The contract comes on...
16 sie 2024 · Two more single-engine Bell 407 helicopters will be coming to CPD by the end of the year, as part of a separate $12 million deal. That contract was funded using an Urban Area Security...
2 kwi 2024 · The Chicago Police Department is getting 3 new helicopters: 1 ahead of the Democratic National Convention for $11M and 2 with DHS help.
21 sie 2024 · The Chicago Police Department (CPD) took delivery of a new Bell 429 helicopter and signed a purchase agreement for two Bell 407GXis. The CPD operates an all-Bell aircraft fleet, comprising Bell 206 and Huey models.
16 sie 2024 · The city intially inked a nearly $12 million contract with Bell Textron to add two new single-engine Bell-206 helicopters, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
16 sie 2024 · Days before the Democratic National Convention comes to town, the Chicago Police Department unveiled a new $11 million helicopter officials said will be used to help “secure our city from the air.”
