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…
