The U.S. State Division has made a willpower approving a potential International Army Sale to the Republic of Korea of CH-47F helicopters and associated gear for an estimated value of $1.5 billion. The Republic of Korea (ROK) has requested to purchase 18 CH-47F Chinook helicopters; 42 T55-GA-714A engines (36 put in, 6 spares); 22 Frequent Missile Warning Techniques (CMWS) (18 put in, 4 spares); and 44 safe radios, RT-1987 (36 put in, 8 spares). Additionally included are AN/APR-39 Radar Warning Techniques; AN/ARC-220 HF Airborne Communications Techniques; AN/APX-123A IFF transponders; AN/ARN-147; AN/ARN 153; AN/APN-209; safe radios; U.S. Authorities/contractor engineering and different associated parts of logistical and program assist.
South Korea is continuing with plans to exchange its fleet of ageing Boeing CH-47D Chinooks serving with the Republic of Korea (RoK) Armed Forces with a more moderen variant of the plane. At present, South Korea operates a fleet of 30 CH-47D/DLR most of which serve with the 2nd Aviation Brigade composed of 301 and 302 Aviation Battalions at Icheon on the West Coast of South Korea, and 11 HH-47Ds function from Cheongju as a part of the sixth Search and Rescue Group, 231st Fight Search and Rescue Squadron as a part of the South Korean Air Drive’s CSAR dedication. The South Korean Protection Challenge Promotion Committee (DPPC) had initially permitted a proposal to exchange the CH-47Ds within the South Korean army service in January 2022.
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The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter developed by American rotorcraft firm Vertol and manufactured by Boeing Vertol. The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that’s among the many heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its title, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook individuals of Oregon and Washington state.Able to a prime velocity of 170 knots (200 mph; 310 km/h), upon its introduction to service in 1962, the helicopter was significantly sooner than modern Nineteen Sixties utility helicopters and assault helicopters, and continues to be one of many quickest helicopters within the US stock. Improved and extra highly effective variations of the Chinook have additionally been developed since its introduction; some of the substantial variants to be produced was the CH-47D.
The latest CH-47F was developed by Boeing from the earlier CH-47D. The CH-47F has new engines, upgraded airframe and new avionics. It made its first flight in 2001. Manufacturing commenced in 2006. Current CH-47D helicopters might be upgraded to the CH-47F customary, or these might be newly produced. By 2014 a complete of 300 CH-47F helicopters had been delivered to the US Military and Nationwide Guard. The CH-47F transports troops, conflict provides and battlefield gear. This helicopter can be deployed in medical evacuation, search and rescue, plane restoration, parachute drop and different operations. The CH-47F has been exported to Canada (15), Netherlands (6), United Kngdom (24 deliberate). Australia ordered 7 of those helicopters. These shall be delivered within the close to future.
