The Boeing Co. unveiled a new generation of Chinook helicopters Thursday that could be used by the Army as early as May 2007 and keep the Chinook in operation for another 30 years. Boeing’s CH-47F features a more modernized airframe and enhanced avionics from the company’s stellar CH-47D model, which will allow for easier navigation.
The CH-47F aircraft on display at the rollout ceremony was the first of 452 Boeing will assemble over the next 12 years at its Ridley plant as part of the U.S. Army Cargo Helicopter modernization program. The company will also refurbish 61 CH-47D models and turn them into the newer model, delivering a total of 513 Chinooks to the Army.
Boeing will receive $8 to $10 billion over the life of the modernization program, said Ken Eland, Boeing’s CH-47F program manager. In addition to sustained revenue, the program also ensures jobs for the approximately 1,200 employees who work on the entire Chinook program at the Ridley plant.
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