Milestone B award for Boeing Chinook Block 2

According to Boeing, “the US Army has awarded Milestone B approval for the Block 2 version of the CH-47F/MH-47G Chinook, making it a formal programme of record, meaning that the Chinook Block 2 has moved from the ‘Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction (TD)’ phase to ‘Engineering and Manufacturing Development’ (EMD). Milestone B for Block 2 was approved in April, paving the way for signature of the EMD contract, which will be followed by a Milestone C decision on low-rate initial production in 2021. The US Army is scheduled to receive deliveries of the first aircraft, which incorporate Boeing’s Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade (ACRB) as well as improved engines, in 2023.