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Big Ticket Army Modernization Efforts Could Impact Chinook Upgrades

Frank Wolfe

Monday, October 8th, 2018

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Big ticket Army modernization programs, such as Future Vertical Lift and the Next Generation Combat Vehicle, could delay Block II upgrades to the CH-47 Chinook heavylift chopper.The Army plans to upgrade 542 Chinooks to Block II configuration, including 473 planned CH-47F and 69 MH-47G Special Operations variants.Boeing [BA] is "quite concerned" about the effect a production delay could have, including a possible Nunn-McCurdy breach — a significant unit-cost increase that could put the program on life support, Randy Rotte, the…

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