Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has ordered 17 Boeing CH-47 Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) as part of an effort to ...

Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has placed an order for 17 CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range, Boeing announced Thursday ...

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More recently, in October 2024, the US Army Futures Command’s person revealed to TWZ that the Army is actively exploring options for the CH-47 replacement - a new-generation heavy-lift helicopter.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces has ordered 17 CH-47 Block II Chinooks Extended Range to modernize its fleet, replacing some of its CH-4 J/A ...

Japan is the fourth country to purchase the latest version of the U.S. Army's CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter to modernize its ...

Originally fielded in the Vietnam War, the CH-47 has undergone a series up upgrades to increase lift and airworthiness in combat environments. Beginning in 1982 and ending in 1994, all CH-47A ...

Ahead of the Chiefs’ 23-14 win over the Texans in an AFC Divisional playoff game, four CH-47 Chinook helicopters went over Arrowhead Stadium. Here are a couple of looks at the flyover from ...

The Army has no plans to retire the CH-47 Chinook—which, in multiple respects, outdoes every other helicopter in the U.S. military’s fleet.

On Aug. 19, 2024, the DSCA announced a $305 million FMS sale to the Netherlands of helicopter training, ammunition spares and components for CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache helicopters. At the time ...

The MH-47 differs from its CH-47 sister model with its incorporation of combat systems designed to make the helicopter more survivable on missions deep in enemy territory and during nighttime ...