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Boeing to Upgrade Spanish Chinooks Under First FMS Deal For Huge CH-47 Block I Contract

Thursday, January 3rd, 2019

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Boeing to Upgrade Spanish Chinooks Under First FMS Deal For Huge CH-47 Block I Contract

Boeing has manufactured more than 460 CH-47F Chinooks. Spain is one of 12 nations that has ordered the most current Chinook configuration. (Boeing photo)

Spain has finalized a deal for Boeing [BA] to upgrade its CH-47D Chinooks to the most-modern version of the heavylift helicopters. Under the deal, part of a total $1.3 billion foreign military sales package greenlit by the U.S. State Department in April, Boeing will upgrade all 17 of Spain’s CH-47D Chinook helicopters to the F-model configuration, adding features such as the digital automatic flight control system, common avionics architecture system and advanced cargo handling to align that country’s fleet with…

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

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Congress

Appropriators Press For Details On Iran War Costs; DoD’s $29B Estimate Doesn’t Include Base Damage

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