Sign In
Search
International

Germany Picks Boeing’s Chinook As Future Heavy-Lift Helicopter, Plans To Procure 60 Aircraft

Matthew Beinart By
SHARE:
Germany Picks Boeing’s Chinook As Future Heavy-Lift Helicopter, Plans To Procure 60 Aircraft
A CH-47F with German markings. (Boeing photo)

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…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Army

Army Eyes Deal To Boost GMLRS Production To 19,000 Rockets Annually Between FY ‘28-’34

Army

Army Picks Hanwha Defense USA To Deliver K9 Mobile Howitzers For Rapid Prototyping Effort

Pentagon

C-UAS Marketplace Is ‘Accelerating Rapidly,’ JIATF-401 Director Says

Army

Army Eyes Plans To Begin Production Of New T901 Helicopter Engine By 2031

Trending

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’
Defense Watch: MQ Next, DOT&E Concerns, SSN Shakedown, Army Motors
USAF Working on CCA Increment 2 Acquisition Strategy, As Service Considers An Evolution Of Increment 1
Army Eyes Plans To Begin Production Of New T901 Helicopter Engine By 2031
Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

Congress Updates

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Michael Harrison – SANS Institute

Force Multipliers

Michael DiOrio – Dataminr

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume