
Germany announced Wednesday it has officially selected Boeing’s [BA] CH-47F Block II Chinook as the replacement for its CH-53G heavy-lift helicopters, with plans to purchase 60 of the new aircraft. Boeing had been competing against Sikorsky [LMT], which offered its CH-53K platform, with the German government set to procure the CH-47F Block IIs through the U.S.’ foreign military sales process. "We thoroughly weighed up the pros and cons, as well as the risks - and then came to a unanimous…