Boeing's Vertical Lift division has won an $877 million contract from U.S. Special Operations Command to procure MH-47G special-operations Chinook helicopters. Based on prior pricing, the award likely covers about 18 aircraft and includes associated sustainment, logistics and engineering support elements.
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The $877m SOCOM award — likely for roughly 18 MH‑47G airframes — represents a meaningful near-term production and sustainment package that will add to Boeing's rotorcraft workload and cashflow; see the recent U.S. CH‑47F Block II contract for Germany (comparable government Chinook business) (https://hype.aero/?story=05674c75-e6d8-463f-9d9b-f9be4efcfe5f).
The order reinforces demand for Boeing missionized helicopters alongside other recent U.S. helicopter awards and development efforts, tying into broader company activity on rotary‑wing platforms such as the MH‑139A follow‑on buys (https://hype.aero/?story=ff5fd38e-4ac0-4295-b082-e0fef5d8cc5e) and its accelerated CxR tiltrotor development (https://hype.aero/?story=c33ba460-fd3f-4865-bd5d-cbf0f1a12322).
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(ES) Boeing secures new order for U.S. Army special-operations helicopters • galaxiamilitar.es
USSOCOM Awards Boeing $877M to Expand MH-47G Night Stalker Fleet • armedforces.press
USSOCOM Awards Boeing $877.7M Delivery Order for MH-47G Helicopters • govconwire.com
Boeing wins new deal to extend MH-47G Chinook Block II deliveries for USSOCOM • defence-industry.eu
(NL) New conversion order for MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters • pilootenvliegtuig.nl
