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Army Halting Block II Chinook Production to ‘Assess’ Operational Worth

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Wednesday, May 1st, 2019

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Army Halting Block II Chinook Production to ‘Assess’ Operational Worth

An MH-47G Chinook (Boeing Photo)

Army officials are defending the decision to “halt” buying the Block II version of the CH-47F Chinook as they consider developing an eventual replacement for the tandem-rotor helicopter. Service acquisition chief Bruce Jette on May 1 said the Army plans to buy the minimum number of Block II Chinooks — all Special Operations Command G-models — manufacturer Boeing [BA] needs to build to keep the line open. The production halt will give the service time to “make assessments” of whether…

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