The Army will buy six additional upgraded Chinook helicopters for special operations from Boeing as part of a $246 million contract, Boeing announced late last month. The announcement came before Congress approved a $252 million increase in Chinook procurement funding for the 2022 fiscal year in its annual fiscal authorization bill. The delivery of the aircraft is scheduled for 2023, Boeing said, and the order brings the number of MH-47G Block II Chinooks under contract up to 30, although the...
