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U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Deal With Germany For 60 CH-47F Block II Chinooks

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, May 11th, 2023

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U.S. Approves $8.5 Billion Deal With Germany For 60 CH-47F Block II Chinooks

CH-47F Block II. (Photo: U.S. Army)

After Germany selected Boeing [BA] as the winner of its future heavy-lift helicopter competition last June, the U.S. has officially approved a potential $8.5 billion deal for the sale of 60 CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters with Berlin. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress on Thursday of the new foreign military sale. “The proposed sale will improve Germany’s heavy lift capability. Germany intends to use this enhanced capability to strengthen its homeland defense and deter regional threats,” the…

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