Helicopters are, by design, kind of quirky aircraft, but on the scale of strangeness there's nothing more so than the CH-47 Chinook, the so-called king of pinnacle landings. And not even the most ...

This story was updated Oct. 11, 2023, at 1:02 p.m. EST to include a more detailed job title for Douglas Sanders. WASHINGTON ­— The U.S. Army is nearing a final decision on whether and how much to ...

There are very few helicopters in the world that can do what the Chinook does. This military beast is known to have pulled off some seriously impressive stunts over the years. And one of the most ...

An Iowa Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter picks up a historic F-80 fighter jet from the Air National Guard paint facility in Sioux City, Iowa, on April 11, 2023. (Senior Master Sgt. Vincent ...

On March 28-30, the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) will host a “Global Force Symposium & Exposition” in Huntsville, Alabama. Working closely with relevant Army commands, AUSA has ...

In a move that elected officials say could keep the assembly line at the Boeing plant in Ridley Park, Penn., busy for 20 years, the U.S. Army has canceled a proposed attack helicopter by rivals ...

The UK is to review plans to buy 14 new H-47 ER Chinooks to augment its existing fleet of older model helicopters (pictured). (Janes/Patrick Allen) The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to review its ...

Way back when the cold war was ending, an enterprising division of General Motors GM decided to burnish the image of its vehicles with the slogan, “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile.” The ad ...

Named after the Native American tribe from the Pacific Northwest of the United States, the Chinook helicopter is often regarded as one of America's most iconic military aircraft. The Chinook first ...

Aircrews and maintenance personnel with the 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation (5th, 159th) Battalion of Fort Eustis, Va., brought four CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support training in the ...

The U.K. and the Pentagon reached agreement on a $2 billion sale of 14 Chinook helicopters built by Boeing Co., as well as engines, machine guns, radar and missile-jamming equipment for the choppers, ...