CH-47D Chinook
State Department Approves $81.4 Million Sale of Missile Warning Systems for Egyptian Helicopters
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Egypt for Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) for AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47 Chinook Helicopters and related equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $81.4 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this […]
Moroccan CH-47 Chinooks Arrive Home
The Royal Moroccan Air Force’s three new refurbished CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters arrived in Morocco on Saturday, after being transported from the United States by sea. They arrived at the port of Tanger-Med, Tangier, aboard the US registered cargo vessel MV Liberty Pride. They were also unloaded on 15 August. The first of the three […]
Chinook Field Team Builds Partnership with Egyptian Air Force
Since 2001, a U.S. Army Technical Assistance Fielding Team has provided technical expertise on the Boeing CH-47D Chinook to the Egyptian Air Force. For the Egyptians, this team is a wealth of knowledge in the realm of training, maintenance, and even combat tactics. According to the Egyptians, the TAFT’s professionalism has made a well-trained, capable […]
Morocco to Receive Three Ex-US Chinooks
The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) will in the coming months take delivery of three ex-US Army CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters, which are currently being refurbished prior to delivery.The aircraft are being worked on by Columbia Helicopters at its new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility at Aurora State Airport in Oregon. Refurbishment work is being […]
Honeywell Awarded $122 Million to Procure CH-47 Engines for Turkey, UAE, Morocco, and Australia
Honeywell Aerospace International, Phoenix, Arizona, was awarded a $121,890,543 modification (P00001) to foreign military sales contract W58RGZ-14-C-0021 (Turkey, Australia, United Arab Emirates and Morocco) to procure 440 T55-GA-714A engines and 365 T55-GA-714A engine fielding kits. Fiscal 2012, 2013, and 2014 other procurement funds in the amount of $121,890,543 were obligated at the time of the […]