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.

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 ...

Discover the legendary CH-47 Chinook, the world’s most iconic helicopter. Known for its distinctive twin rotors and incredible versatility, this engineering marvel has been a vital asset in ...

Military service leaders are telling senators that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat will ...

On Feb. 13, 2025, Boeing announced that the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces) ordered 17 units of CH-47 Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) to modernize their fleet, replacing and complementing some ...

(AP Photo/Jim Gomez) U.S. troopers alight from a US Army CH-47 carrying American and Philippine troops as it lands at the ...

(DOD) Japan has ordered 17 of the latest variant of the Boeing-manufactured CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter, the company said Thursday. The CH-47 Block II Chinook is an extended-range version of ...

Soldiers at Fort Stewart got a training opportunity Wednesday, that brigade leaders tell us doesn’t come around very often.

Some 650 military aviation personnel from the US Army are being sent to the USA's frontier with Mexico, including Sikorsky UH ...

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 ...