The United States Army has ordered three additional Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinooks to recapitalize the US Army’s heavy-lift helicopter fleet. The US Army wants 465 CH-47 Chinook Block IIs ...

The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is among the heaviest-lifting helicopters in the US Army. Developed in the late 1950s, the original variant first flew in September 1961 and was introduced to service a ...

Explore the $240 million contract the Army's Special Operations Aviation Command awarded Boeing for MH-47G Block II Chinook ...

Boeing (NYSE:BA) was awarded a $240 million contract by the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command to remanufacture ...

The MH-47 differs from its ... The MH-47G combines many proven Chinook systems and features. Notable among these are fuel tanks providing twice the capacity of the CH-47F and an in-flight ...

The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and ...

Watch Why the CH-47 Chinook Is the King of Heavy-Lift Helicopters on Interesting Engineering. Explore the latest in ...

FORT BLISS, Texas - Spread across Biggs Army Airfield, and tucked in between the mountains surrounding it, were Blackhawks, Apaches - and yes, Chinook helicopters. The Boeing CH-47 Chinook has ...