Rotorcraft
Boeing Advances Apache and Chinook Rotorcraft Development
Boeing is working on more improvements for the Apache and Chinook
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Upgrades for the Boeing CH-47 Chinook will keep the helicopter model flying into the 2060s. © David McIntosh/AIN

Boeing continues to work on developments for its two primary in-production military helicopters—the AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook. Both types are planned to still be in service into the 2060s, and continual improvements—both in aircraft systems and mission capabilities—are necessary to achieve that goal.

Although it is likely that the AH-64D will shortly be removed from U.S. Army Aviation, force plans envision more than 600 AH-64E Apaches remaining in the active inventory, regardless of the outcome of fleet reviews. Last week, Boeing flew the version 6.5 software upgrade for the first time as part of its continual Apache improvement program.

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