Germany Selects Chinook

Helis, June 03, 2022 - The Boeing CH-47F Block 2 has been selected by Germany to replace the CH-53 in the Bundeswehr.

With the support of a team of local companies which includes Airbus and engine manufacturer Honeywell, Boeing will deliver 60 heavy-lift helicopters under a contract reportedly worth over $4 billion.

Deliveries are scheduled to start in 2023 and end in 2029.

The Chinook defeated the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion which recently entered service with the US Marine Corps and was also chosen by Israel.

Although the CH-53K might have been the logical choice as a replacement for the CH-53, the Chinook is used by all major NATO countries thus ensuring the benefits of interoperability, particularly with the Netherlands.

Boeing Statement on Germany’s STH Heavy-Lift Helicopter Program

Boeing, June 1, 2022 — BERLIN - The German Government today announced that Boeing’s [NYSE: BA] CH-47F Chinook has been selected for its heavy-lift helicopter requirements (STH) for the German Bundeswehr.

“Boeing is honored the German government has selected the CH-47F Chinook for its STH heavy-lift helicopter requirements. With the Chinook, Germany will operate the most affordable, proven and NATO interoperable heavy-lift helicopter. We look forward to working with the U.S. and German governments to finalize this sale under the Foreign Military Sales process.

Together with our Chinook Deutschland Team --- AERO-Bildung, Airbus Helicopters, CAE, ESG, Honeywell, Lufthansa Technik and Rolls-Royce Deutschland --- we are committed to delivering maximum operational availability to the German Bundeswehr for decades to come.”