Boeing CH-47F Block II

The CH-47F Block II Chinook featured an improved drivetrain to transfer greater power from the engines to the all-new, swept-tip Advanced Chinook Rotor Blades, which have been engineered to lift 1,500 additional pounds on their own.
The CH-47F configuration of six fuel tanks – three on each side – has become two, allowing the aircraft to carry more fuel and shed weight.
Additionally, the fuselage’s structure was strengthened in critical areas to allow the aircraft to carry additional payload.

Overall, the Boeing CH-47F Block II Chinook features increased lift capability, extended range, and improved operational efficiency including redesigned, larger, and lighter fuel tanks, increasing its fuel capacity and the latest updates to the Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) and Digital Advanced Flight Control System (DAFCS).

First order was for upgraded MH-47G for US Army Special Forces.

In 2021, the UK RAF became first international customer ordering 14 aircraft with Germany following in 2023.

Four Block II Lot 1 ordered in September 2021 and began production in April 2022.
Two Lot 2 ordered in September 2022.

The first production model CH-47F Block 2 flew at Boeing Philadelphia on April 8, 2024.

In February 2025, Japan ordered 17 Block 2 to be manufactured by Kawasaki

As of April 2026, firm orders for the Boeing CH-47F Block II next-generation Chinook helicopter include 24 aircraft through Lot 6 for the US Army, alongside 36 MH-47G Block II helicopters for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR), as well as 60 aircraft for Germany, 17 for Japan, and 14 for the Royal Air Force.