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By Khalem Chapman 10th March 2021

… has secured the first international customer for its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter after … comes after the platform, along with Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook, were considered as possible successors for Israel’s … of Israel’s campaign, the CH-53K faced off against the CH-47 for the large German contract, which was scheduled to be …

8th March 2021

… (SAAB 340) Royal Swedish AF. RAF CONINGSBY 06/1 ZK557 Chinook HC6 7 Sqn, RAF & 07/1 RNAS CULDROSE 19/1 ZH798/DD98, …

By Khalem Chapman 24th March 2021

… RAF. It states that the army will be “retiring its oldest CH-47 Chinook helicopters and investing, alongside the US, in newer …

14th April 2021

… There are reportedly ambitions to buy 14 extended-range CH-47F or MH-47G Chinooks to replace nine early Chinooks, and … efficiency and interoperability”. Few would claim the Chinook force is under-equipped or under-resourced and the …

12th March 2021

… Army base at Wattisham Airfield in Suffolk, and Boeing Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Royal Air Force Odiham in … with other JHC assets, which included the Puma HC2 and Chinook Force (HC5/6/6A), CHF’s humanitarian capabilities …

By Dirk Jan de Ridder 18th February 2021

… Eastern Europe. One aircraft transported an AgustaWestland CH-149 Cormorant air-sea rescue helicopter to and from Peru … Navy search experts to Italy, to support the search for a CH-148 helicopter lost in the Ionian Sea. The squadron is … from autumn 2020.   Tactical helicopters Eight CH-147 Chinook helicopters that had operated from 1975 were retired …

By Chris Croot 1st April 2021

… The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight was designed to replace early piston-powered … larger Vertol Model 114 instead, developing it into the H-47 Chinook. In 1961, the US Marine Corps (USMC) selected the …

By Khalem Chapman 5th January 2021

As 2020 ended, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) published a number of stunning images to reflect the day-to-day operations that occurred throughout the year

By Shervin Fonooni 18th February 2021

… However, France is expecting delivery of its own CH-47 Chinooks in the near future. Among its capabilities, 4e … missions in Mali when our comrades flying the Merlin or Chinook are grounded – we can land in zero visibility.” The …

14th December 2020

… work   Peter R Foster MOD BOSCOMBE DOWN 26/10 ZK533 Chinook HC6 arrived for Boeing mods. RAF BRIZE NORTON 1/11 … RAF, dep 9th; ZH841 Merlin HM2 820 NAS, RN. 8/10 ZK562 Chinook HC6 7 Sqn, RAF, also 9th. 9/10 ZH857 Merlin HM2 820 …

By Khalem Chapman 5th December 2020

… system onto its Bell Boeing CV-22B Osprey, Boeing MH-47G Chinook, Lockheed Martin MC-130H Combat Talon II and Sikorsky …

By Khalem Chapman 11th December 2020

… maintain and repair the air force’s fleet of Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallions. From March 2021, the Düsseldorf-based … maintenance and repair bays, which are solely for the CH-53G. Sikorsky’s CH-53G Sea Stallion entered operational … The CH-53K was in contention against Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook to fulfil Germany’s requirement for between 40 and 60 …

8th March 2021

… Wattisham and Upavon, with a formation flight, led by a Chinook, along the River Thames in central London and back to …

22nd February 2021

… Commandos at the base during the 1950s, later adding the C-47 Dakotas and N2501 Noratlases of the transport squadrons. … Other long-term residents of Tel Nof are the Sikorsky S-65/CH-53A (Yassur) heavy-lift helicopters of 114 and … helicopter replacement candidates, namely the Boeing CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky-Lockheed CH-53K, with an order based on …

By Khalem Chapman 9th April 2020

… Air Force/RNLAF) has unveiled a specially painted Boeing CH-47D Chinook to celebrate the 75th anniversary of 298 Squadron. … The squadron currently operates 17 Chinooks, comprising 11 CH-47Ds and six CH-47Fs. The CH-47D will be phased out and …