More Chinooks for RAF

The US Government has granted approval for the UK’s procurement of 16 additional CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopters. These will be in an extended-range configuration, to be delivered in a special forces configuration similar to the US Army’s MH-47G, also featuring an extensive countermeasures suite, multimode radar and ‘fat’ extended-range fuel tanks. The RAF currently operates 60 Chinooks, with the most recent 14 HC6 versions originating from a 2011 order and delivered between December 2013 and December 2015.