The Army expects to keep flying the CH-47 Chinook multi-mission cargo helicopter built by Boeing [BA] in service for another 60 years or more, and the Cargo Helicopter office has already begun planning for a Block II for the current CH-47F rotorcraft, a service official said. The potential $14.3 billion CH-47F procurement program is in full production. It was fielded to the first operational unit in July 2007, and has been used in combat since then. The Chinook marked its…
Army Planning For Next 50 Years of Chinook Helicopters
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Rich Abott
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