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UK places £1 4bn order for 14 Chinooks

UK places £1.4bn order for 14 Chinooks By Harry Lye 14 May 2021 (Last Updated May 14th, 2021 13:49) The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) yesterday confirmed a £1.4bn order for 14 new Chinooks from Boeing. However, budgetary and modernisation pressures mean delivery of the new aircraft will not complete until 2030. Share Article Pictured is an RAF Chinook HC.MK 6 during a TIESI course in the UK. Image: MOD/ Crown Copyright. The MOD is purchasing the 14 new extended-range Chinooks via a US Foreign Military Sales agreement, with deliveries scheduled to begin in 2026. Clearing the way for the new airframes, the UK is set to retire an undisclosed number of its oldest Chinook helicopters.

£1 4-billion modernised Chinook fleet

The UK are investing in 14 modern Chinook heavy-lift helicopters The order for the new aircraft signals the commitment made in the recent Defence Command Paper to invest over £85-billion on military equipment over the next four years to reform and renew our Armed Forces. Proven in battle and operated in every major conflict since the Falklands War, the Chinook is a highly-versatile aircraft. The helicopter can operate in a diverse range of environments, from the desert to the arctic, and transport up to 55 personnel or ten tonnes of cargo. With a top speed of 300 kilometres per hour, the new H-47(ER) aircraft will have a range of new capabilities, including:

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