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Army Takes Delivery Of 100th Modified Chinook Helicopter

Wednesday, July 4th, 2012

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Boeing [BA] delivered the 100th modified CH-47F Chinook helicopter to the Army in a ceremony at the company's modification center in Millville, N.J. "The Boeing Millville team is proud to have delivered 100 modified Chinooks to the Army on time, using efficient, cost-saving processes," said Peri Widener, Boeing vice president of Rotorcraft Support. "The modification work on new F-model Chinooks gives soldiers in the field the most advanced equipment possible without taking aircraft out of service at the unit or…

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