The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, ... (FUE) date for the CH-47F is September 2004.

For more than 60 years, the CH-47 Chinook has supported U.S. military and humanitarian operations across the globe, responding to emergent needs and remaining an effective platform for evolving ...

Recently, Boeing announced that the Egyptian military requested it deliver the CH-47F Block 2 — the Chinook's latest model — to help modernize its fleet. Those helicopters are expected in 2026.

1 / 5 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Cathy Dickens, Deputy to the Commanding General for the Aviation and Missile Command, speaks at the CH-47F Chinook Multi-Year II signing ceremony Jan. 10 ...

June 16, 2006 The first production CH-47F Chinook helicopter was unveiled to the U.S. Army during a rollout ceremony in Ridley Park, Pa. The aircraft is the ...

Lt. Col. Michael "Reese" Hauenstein relinquished responsibility as the CH-47F Chinook product manager to Lt. Col. Richard Bratt during a change of charter ceremony at Bob Jones Auditorium.

However, that still leaves over 400 CH-47F helicopters in need of Block II enhancements. These airframes are nested in all of the Army’s active-duty divisions plus two dozen state-level National ...

NASHVILLE , Tenn. — The Army has decided not to buy the next variant of the CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter for the conventional force. But on Wednesday, confusion about the future of the ...

The US Army is procuring three additional CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters from Boeing under a Lot 3 contract valued at $135m. The Lot 3 order supports the continued modernisation efforts and ...

I n April 2019, the US Army decided to stop procuring the CH-47F Chinook helicopter for conventional force beyond 2020. The decision to discontinue the program came as part of the larger plan to ...

The CH-47F version of the Chinook that India is buying from the United States is a high-tech marvel. Ajai Shukla reports from Philadelphia. IMAGE: A CH-47 Chinook lifts a vehicle into the air.

February 20, 2007 The first production CH-47F Chinook helicopter is heading for the battlefield in the near future with the news that Operational Testing (OT) for the U.S. Army has begun at Fort ...