PHILADELPHIA, Dec 11, 2023 — The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has awarded Boeing a contract to produce six remanufactured MH-47G Block II aircraft as a part of the Army’s modernization efforts. With the deal valued at $271M, Boeing has 42 MH-47G aircraft under contract with USASOAC. “The MH-47G Chinook has been a Leer másBoeing to modernize 6 MH-47G Block II Chinook to USASOAC[…]
Story by Ensign Jordan Sykes, U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of USCGC Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to homeport in Pensacola after a 52-day anti-drug patrol in the Caribbean Sea in which interdicted six cocaine smugglers. Thursday, December 14, 2023. During the patrol, USCGC Diligence’s crew worked in support of Joint Leer másUSCGC Diligence interdicts six cocaine smugglers in Caribbean Sea[…]
PHILADELPHIA, July 5, 2023 — As part of a U.S. Department of Defense Foreign Military Sale (FMS), Boeing received a contract to produce 18 CH-47F Chinook Block I helicopters for South Korea and other one additional CH-47F for Spain. As Boeing Helicopters continues transitioning to building the advanced CH-47F Chinook Block II configuration, the deal Leer másBoeing ends CH-47F Chinook Block I production with latest contract[…]
HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS – Based on the recommendation from the V-22 Joint Program Office the Marine Corps, Air Force Special Operations Command and Navy issued a restrict for the V-22 Osprey flights, via fleet bulletin, on the aircraft Input Quill Assembly, effective Feb. 3, 2023. The imposed time limit will restrict flights on a subset Leer másV-22 Osprey Joint Program Issues Bulletin to restrict flights[…]
El helicóptero bimotor de doble rotor tándem CH-47 Chinook es una de las aeronaves militares más icónicas y reconocibles del mundo. Honeywell nos describe una serie de curiosidades sobre el más veterano de todos los helicópteros de carga pesada: Al igual que otras aeronaves del U.S. Army, el Chinook recibió el nombre de una de Leer más33 cosas que probablemente no sepas sobre el CH-47 Chinook[…]
Fort Worth, TX (Feb. 2022) — Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced its advancement to the next phase of the AFWERX High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) Concept Challenge, a crowdsourcing effort for the United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Bell is one of 11 companies from more Leer másBell receives investment to advance DoD HSVTOL capabilities[…]
Story by Tech. Sgt. Marleah Cabano, Joint Task Force Bravo PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of JTF-Haiti, U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), and U.S. Army Col. Steven Gventer, commander of JTF-Bravo, Soto Cano, Honduras, visited the Haiti 7.2 magnitude earthquake epicenter, Aug. 21, in Petit-Trou-de-Nippes, to assess damage and critical infrastructure. Leer másSOUTHCOM JTF-Haiti and JTF-Bravo commanders visits Haiti earthquake epicenter[…]
FILADELFIA, 22 de junio de 2021 — La RAF (Royal Air Force) se convertirá en el primer operador internacional, segundo en todo el mundo, del Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block II. El U.S. Special Operations Command adjudicó a Boeing [NYSE: BA] un contrato (Foreign Military Sales) por un valor de 578 millones de dólares para 14 Leer másLa RAF será el segundo operador en el mundo del CH-47F Chinook Block II[…]
El U.S. Special Operations Command Recibe el primer helicóptero Chinook de nueva generación, el MH-47G Block II, dentro del plazo establecido FILADELFIA, 1 de septiembre de 2020 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] está entregando nuevas tecnologías y un aumento en las mejoras de rendimiento al Comando de Operaciones Especiales de EE. UU. (SOCOM, Special Operations COMmand) a Leer másBoeing entrega el primer Chinook MH-47G Block II al SOCOM[…]
