U.S. Army Contracts Boeing for Nine More CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters

Army asks Boeing to build nine CH-47F Block II helicopters and open-systems standards avionics

CH-47F Block II is the latest Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopter variant, with upgrades to enhance payload capacity, range, and digital systems.

U.S. Army Contracts Boeing for Nine More CH-47F Block II Chinook Helicopters

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 $461 million, for nine CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters. Covering Lots 4 and 5, these contracts take the number of the Block II […]