Thales has delivered the software for the first Project "Julius" cockpit upgrade for the UK's Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter fleet, keeping the first modified example on track to fly later ...

FARNBOROUGH — Thales announced it has shipped an initial shipset of hardware for a British CH-47 Chinook cockpit upgrade being conducted under the Julius program. Julius began in December 2008 under ...

The renewal of the Chinook coincides with a renaissance of the helicopter in the aerial assault role it performed in the Vietnam War. Because of its size, the CH-47 had been reassigned to logistics ...

The upcoming CH-47F Chinook upgrade program has--according to the Netherlands Defense Ministry--spawned interest in the Honeywell Avionics Control and Management System glass cockpit (ACMS Block 6) ...

Australia’s CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters will receive avionics upgrades and extended maintenance support under a new performance-based logistics deal cut with Rockwell Collins. The agreement ...

Chinooks are capable of a pinnacle landing, wherein the helicopter is half on the ground while the other half hovers off a ...

The Army plans to fly its Vietnam-era workhorse CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter for 100 years by continuously upgrading the platform through a series of ongoing technological adjustments designed to ...

In this interview, a pilot shares his experience operating Chinook helicopters in Australia. He explains how the aircraft is used in different environments and the challenges involved. The account ...

Aircrews and maintenance personnel with the 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation (5th, 159th) Battalion of Fort Eustis, Va., brought four CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support training in the ...

STOCKTON (CBS13) — The oldest flying Chinook helicopter in the world is in Stockton, and it has earned a well-deserved retirement. The California National Guard is getting a brand-new fleet of Chinook ...