The renewal of the Chinook coincides with a renaissance of the helicopter in the aerial assault role it performed in the Vietnam War. Because of its size, the CH-47 had been reassigned to logistics ...

Thales has delivered the software for the first Project "Julius" cockpit upgrade for the UK's Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter fleet, keeping the first modified example on track to fly later ...

FARNBOROUGH — Thales announced it has shipped an initial shipset of hardware for a British CH-47 Chinook cockpit upgrade being conducted under the Julius program. Julius began in December 2008 under ...

Boeing delivered the first of eight new-built MH-47G today, a full month ahead of schedule. This new heavy hauling chopper is the first purpose-built special operations Chinook ever, although it will ...

The upcoming CH-47F Chinook upgrade program has--according to the Netherlands Defense Ministry--spawned interest in the Honeywell Avionics Control and Management System glass cockpit (ACMS Block 6) ...

The Army plans to fly its Vietnam-era workhorse CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter for 100 years by continuously upgrading the platform through a series of ongoing technological adjustments designed to ...

Australia’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters will receive avionics upgrades and extended maintenance support under a new performance-based logistics deal cut with Rockwell Collins. The agreement ...

Britain has ordered the extended-range version of the H-47 Chinook helicopter. (Boeing) LONDON — Britain has confirmed it will acquire 14 Boeing-made Chinook helicopters, but the government has ...

Aircrews and maintenance personnel with the 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation (5th, 159th) Battalion of Fort Eustis, Va., brought four CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support training in the ...

STOCKTON (CBS13) — The oldest flying Chinook helicopter in the world is in Stockton, and it has earned a well-deserved retirement. The California National Guard is getting a brand-new fleet of Chinook ...