CH-47 Chinook
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Nov- 2019 -7 November
US approves sale to UAE of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopters for $830 million
The US approved a possible sale of 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopters to the United Arab Emirates for more than $830 million
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Jun- 2019 -13 June
Citing increased demand, US Special Operations orders 7 additional MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing
US Special Operations Command awarded Boeing a $194 million contract modification for seven additional MH-47G Chinook helicopters citing increased demand
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May- 2019 -25 May
Afghanistan: US Chinook helicopter destroyed in Helmand ‘hard landing’
Passengers and crew aboard a US CH-47 Chinook heavy lift helicopter were injured when it was destroyed during a "hard landing" in Afghanistan
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18 May
Sikorsky to build 12 US Marines CH-53K helicopters under $1.13 billion contract modification
Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky was awarded a $1 billion contract modification to build 12 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps
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Nov- 2018 -2 November
US Special Operations Command to buy 4 new MH-47G Chinooks from Boeing
The Pentagon awarded Boeing a $42 million contract modification for four new MH-47G Chinook helicopters for US Special Operations Command
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Oct- 2018 -20 October
$3.5 billion sale to UK of 36 Boeing H-47 Chinook helicopters approved by US
The US Department of State has approved a possible $3.5 billion sale of 16 H-47 Chinook helicopters to the United Kingdom, the DSCA said
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Aug- 2018 -17 August
UK Chinook helicopters in Mali ‘fully operational’
Three RAF Chinook heavy lift helicopters are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali, the UK Ministry of Defence said
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Jul- 2018 -12 July
Boeing awarded $131 million US Army contract for 4 Chinook special ops helicopters
Boeing was awarded a $131 million contract modification for four MH-47G Chinook special operations helicopters for the US Army
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Jun- 2018 -14 June
First UK troops arrive in Africa to support France’s Barkhane mission in the Sahel
The first troops from a 100-member British contingent that will include three Chinook helicopters and will work with French counter-terrorism forces in the Sahel have arrived, the French military said
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Apr- 2018 -5 April
US approves $7.2 billion military aircraft sales to NATO allies Germany, Slovakia, Spain and the UK
The U.S. State Department approved sales of F-16 fighter jets and weapons to Slovakia, CH-47F Chinook helicopters to Spain, MQ-4C Triton drones to Germany and support for the U.K.’s MQ-9 Reaper drones
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