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Block II Chinook: Still the Answer – Now and in the Future

Block II Chinook: Still the Answer – Now and in the Future

With greater lift and increased commonality, the Army’s heavy-lift helicopter just keeps getting better

In September, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the Boeing-built Chinook — a monumental achievement for any aircraft. 

During 60 years of flight, the Chinook has logged millions of flight hours on thousands of global missions flown by generations of the best pilots in the world. It’s made countless life-saving missions possible, both on the battlefield and supporting humanitarian operations. It’s resulted in unmatched reliability and versatility for the 19 countries who are part of Team Chinook. All of this was made possible because of one remarkable aircraft.

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Congress Updates

Navy Looks To Eventually Assemble Battleship At HII Newport News; Faces More Dem Opposition

The Navy told lawmakers this week it found a dry dock at HII’s [HII] Newport News Shipbuilding shipyard it thinks can use for final assembly of the new Trump-class battleship […]


Navy Leaders Downplay Looking At Foreign Navy Shipbuilding Amid Lawmaker Objections

The Navy’s top leaders this week seemed to downplay and back down on the service potentially using foreign shipyards to build U.S. Navy ships or buying foreign designed warships overseas […]


Senate Defense Appropriators See ‘Risk’ With Army’s Reconciliation Plan To Fund Munitions Increase

The Senate’s top defense appropriators cited concern this week with the Army’s request to fund the majority of its large increase to munitions procurement in fiscal year 2027 through the […]


Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]