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New $877M Contract for Boeing MH-47G Special Forces Chinook
01-Dec-25 - U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has awarded Boeing an $877M contract for an undisclosed number of new-build MH-47G Chinook helicopters destined for the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR). #SpecialForces
National Guard Chinook Delivers Food to Remote Alaskan School
31-Oct-25 - Alaska Organized Militia (AKOM) members delivered six pallets of food to a school in Nunapitchuk using an Alaska Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopter #Alaska
Oregon National Guard in Medical Evacuation Training
16-Jul-25 - Oregon Army National Guard participated in the Medical Evacuation MEDEVAC 101 training at the Grants Pass Armory with Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter #Oregon
ICARUS Devices Training for US Army CH-47F Chinook
02-May-25 - US Army granted Air Worthiness Release (AWR) of the ICARUS (Instrument Conditions Awareness Recognition and Understanding System) , a view-limiting device for pilot training, for the CH-47F Chinook helicopter #Chinook
Boeing and Indra Completes Spanish Chinook Upgrade Program
08-Apr-25 - The Spanish Army received its 18th and final Boeing CH-47F Chinook, and the Minister of Defense visited Indra’s new simulator, the first in Europe for the Foxtrot variant #Chinook
Five Additional Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinooks for US Army
27-Mar-25 - The U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) now has 51 MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters under contract. The entire USASOAC new fleet will be delivered by early 2030 #SpecialForces
Roller Cradle System for Canadian Chinook Fuel Tanks
24-Feb-25 - S.A.F.E. Structure Designs has designed and patented a 360-degree roller cradle and a shoring system featuring CELS Technology to efficiently load, secure, and protect the extended-range Robinson fuel tanks used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CH-147F Chinook fleet #Chinook
US Army Approval for Chinook Tank Roller System
08-Oct-24 - The U.S. Army issued airworthiness certification for S.A.F.E. Structure Designs’ extended range fuel system (ERFS) tank roller system for the CH-47F Chinook. In 2022, S.A.F.E. was awarded a contract to equip 27 Army National Guard bases operating this helicopter #ERFS
Canadian Infrared Suppressors for US Army Chinooks
12-Sep-24 - W.R. Davis Engineering (Davis), based in Ottawa, was awarded a contract by Canada’s government contracting agency (CCC) to provide CH-47 Chinook infrared (IR) suppressors for US Army helicopters #Chinook
More MH-47G Block II Chinooks for US Special Forces
01-Aug-24 - The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) now has 46 Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters under contract #Chinook
German Air Force Familiarizes with Chinook via Dutch Allies
23-Apr-24 - The arrival of a Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Boeing CH-47F Chinook at Holzdorf marks the beginning of the familiarization process for Luftwaffe crews with their forthcoming helicopter, slated to replace the CH-53G #Chinook
Boeing to Support Australian Apache and Chinook Helicopters
07-Feb-24 - Boeing was awarded Australian Apache and Chinook helicopters support contracts #Apache
Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex
26-Dec-23 - Ansbach Garrison in Germany hosts the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and pilots from regionally aligned forces regularly deployed to Storck Barracks “Flight Sims” #Ansbach
Record-Breaking RCAF Chinook Evacuation in Quebec Wildfires
17-Jul-23 - Canadian Chinook heavy-lift helicopters set a new local record by evacuating 344 people in a single day during the Quebec wildfires #Chinook
End of CH-47F Block I Production. Block II is Coming
06-Jul-23 - Boeing received the final order for the Chinook CH-47F Block I variant, consisting of a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for 17 helicopters for South Korea and one for Spain, to be completed by 2027. Production line changes are underway for the Block II #Chinook| More News ... |  |
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