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Helicopters. The Chinook Block II program moves to final assembly

First delivery is expected in 2023

Boeing and the US Army celebrated a major CH-47F Block II program milestone with the loading of the first Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) helicopter into final assembly on June 27.The contract to develop the next-generation Chinook for the US Army conventional and Special Operations Forces was awarded to Boeing in July 2017. The Block II program incorporates several upgrades to increase...

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Philadelphia, Usa, 06/26/2018 04:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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