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U.S. Army Ready to Award First CH-47 Block II Contract to Boeing

U.S. Army Ready to Award First CH-47 Block II Contract to Boeing
National Guard CH-47F in Raleigh, N.C. (Photo by Dan Parsons

The U.S. Army is set to award Boeing [BA] the first contract for low-rate production of the CH-47 Chinook Block II upgrade program. In a presolicitation posted Jan. 10 on the U.S. government’s contracting website, the Army says it plans to award an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract for between four and 14 CH-47 Block II “renew aircraft,” which are existing CH-47Fs that will be enhanced by Boeing. Work under the contract will run from fiscal 2021 to 2022. The fixed-price…

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