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An MH-47G Chinook helicopter from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment approaches a beach during training near Hurlburt Field, Florida, in February 2020. (DOD) Japan has ordered 17 of the ...

Boeing's CH-47 Chinook is one of the oldest and most recognizable helicopters operated by the U.S. Military, thanks to its obvious tandem-rotor design. Besides being known for its striking looks, the ...

The Chinook is a twin-engine, tandem-rotor, medium/heavy-lift transport helicopter that first flew in 1961. The current CH-47F production model is powered by two 4,733-shp Honeywell T55-GA-714A ...

The Boeing Company BA recently secured a modification contract for its CH-47 Chinook helicopter. The award has been offered by the Army contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, AL. Valued at $127.5 ...

The CH-47F Block II has improved efficiency, payload and fuel capacity, critical for the Army’s heavy tactical lift missions. Boeing announced on Oct. 21, 2025 two contracts from the U.S. Army, worth ...

Helicopters are, by design, kind of quirky aircraft, but on the scale of strangeness there's nothing more so than the CH-47 Chinook, the so-called king of pinnacle landings. And not even the most ...