U.S. Army Restarts Feud With Boeing and Congress On Chinook Cuts

Boeing CH-47F Block II helicopter
The U.S. Army may not accept deliveries of CH-47F Block IIs until excessive vibrations caused by the Advanced Chinook Rotor Blade are resolved by Boeing.
Credit: U.S. Army
An unsolicited funding boost by Congress usually delights the Pentagon, but not always. Five Boeing CH-47F Chinook Block IIs added by lawmakers in the fiscal 2021 budget fall into the latter category. The U.S. Army’s pending budget request for fiscal 2022 sets the stage for a monthslong debate over...

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