Boeing delivers first upgraded Chinook Helicopter to U.S. Army

Photo credit: Boeing Boeing delivered the first multiyear II configured CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army on Tuesday, July 29, i...

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Boeing delivered the first multiyear II configured CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the U.S. Army on Tuesday, July 29, in a ceremony at the production facility in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania.

The improved multiyear II configuration features a new Cargo-On-Off-Loading system that enables rapid re-configuration of the floor for cargo missions and the Cargo Platform Heath Environment system that provides real-time health monitoring to further reduce maintenance actions and ultimately reduce the overall life cycle cost of the product.
Boeing was awarded the $4 billion multi-year contract in June 2013 that included 155 CH-47Fs and options for an additional 60 aircraft.

Deliveries for this contract are expected to continue through 2019. Australia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates has also ordered Chinook in this configuration.
The twin-engined, tandem rotor heavy-lift Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is extensively employed by US armed forces for troop movement, artillery placement and battlefield resupply. It was first introduced in 1960s.