Boeing to showcase the first of 11 CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopters produced for Turkish Army.
The new CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter have Turkish Army camouflage. The CH-47F has an array of sensor and data technologies, making this a Chinook for the digital age.
Boeing Co., Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $131,264,061 modification (P00029) to foreign military sales contract W58RGZ-13-C-0002 (Turkey) for CH-47F helicopters. Work will be performed in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania, with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2020. Fiscal 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $131,264,061 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, is the contracting activity.
The CH-47F is an advanced multimission helicopter with a fully integrated, digital cockpit management system, Common Avionics Architecture Cockpit and advanced cargo-handling capabilities that complement the aircraft’s mission performance and handling characteristics.