ILA Berlin 2022: Boeing seeks to define German CH-47F requirements

Boeing is working with its suppliers to define the requirements of the German government, after the latter revealed on June 1 that it had selected the CH-47F Chinook to replace the Luftwaffe’s (German Air Force’s) ageing fleet of CH-53GA/GS Sea Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopters. The CH-47F beat stiff competition from the hotly-tipped CH-53K King Stallion offering from Sikorsky in Germany’s Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH, Heavy Transport Helicopter) project. According to Boeing, discussions with the customer will take place over the next