12-May-23 - US State Dept. approves possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 60 CH-47 Chinook helicopters to Germany valued at $8.5B. The helicopters will be based on the CH-47F Block II with custom modifications, including air-to-air refueling probes and an Extended Range Fuel System (ERFS). #Chinook
03-Jun-22 - German Government announced the Boeing CH-47F Chinook as the winner of its heavy-lift helicopter competition (STH) for the future Bundeswehr heavy-lift helicopter #Chinook
25-Mar-22 - Boeing and Airbus signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner on the Germany’s Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter competition. The Chinook competes against the Sikorsky CH-53K offered by Rheinmetall #chinook
18-Sep-20 - Rolls-Royce Deutschland under license of Boeing and Honeywell will perform local support of the T55 engines if the CH-47 Chinook is selected in the Transporthubschrauber (STH) heavy-lift helicopter requirement to replace the current CH-53G fleet in the Bundeswehr #T55
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