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
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
26-Mar-24 - MH-47G Chinook helicopters from the US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (160th SOAR) participated in Exercise Arctic Edge 24 (AE24) in Alaska, which included mid-air refueling from MC-130J aircraft #Alaska
08-Mar-22 - US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) ordered 6 additional Boeing MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters valued at $195M bringing the total number under contract to 36 with 5 delivered to date #Chinook
26-Nov-21 - Boeing awarded $246 million contract for 6 MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters for the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) for delivery in 2023 #BlockII
31-Jul-20 - Boeing receives $265M contract for 9 MH-47G Block II Chinook for the US Army special forces. Twenty-four helicopters are now in order with the first one to be delivered this year #Chinook
13-Jun-19 - Boeing awarded contract for MH-47G Chinook Block II for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. A total 15 helicopters are now in order #SpecialOps
17-Oct-14 - US Army 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (4-160th SOAR) and Navy Special Boat Team 12 (SBT-12) conducted a Maritime External Air Transportation System (MEATS) training in Moses Lake, Washington, May 21 2014
01-Oct-14 - RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, PA – Boeing completed initial flight and delivery of the first, new-build MH-47G configured Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command Sept. 29, 2014 – a full month ahead of schedule.
02-Apr-12 - CAAS cockpit helps pilots navigate at low altitudes. Synthetic vision technology provides better situational awareness in degraded visibility conditions and over unfamiliar territory
