triple cargo hooks, avionics and communication improvements, and more powerful engines that can handle a 19,500 lb load – nearly twice the Chinook’s original lift capacity. An upgrade program ...

long-range fuel tanks and advanced cargo-handling capabilities that complement the aircraft’s mission performance and handling characteristics. The MH-47G combines many proven Chinook systems ...

The Chinook is an incredibly versatile aircraft capable of transporting up to 40 men or 10 tons of cargo and is providing vital support to frontline forces in Afghanistan. The new Chinook Mark 6 ...

On the single deadliest day in the 10-year war in Afghanistan, 30 American servicemen lost their lives when their Chinook helicopter was shot down. Click the thumbnails to learn more about the ...

A CH-47 can be reconfigured for various missions, whether it be transport, cargo ... the Chinook saw some of its most intense operations, doing real yeoman’s work, in the mountains of ...