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.
The CH-47D Chinook is the U.S. Army’s primary heavy troop and supply transport aircraft. Originally fielded in the Vietnam War ... UHF radio systems and the helicopter is equipped with an ...
However, its service did not end when the Vietnam War did ... some have compared the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the CH-47 Chinook and have found the former wanting.
keeping the helicopter aloft. More than 25 soldiers with the 359 Transportation Company were transported in a CH-47 Chinook to Wilcox, Virginia to begin their simulated in-country training.
1382 km The MH-47 Chinook and its “E,” “D” and “G” variants are the primary heavy lift transport helicopters for the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
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 ...
Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) has ordered 17 Boeing CH-47 Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) as part of an effort to ...