Japan is the fourth country to purchase the latest version of the U.S. Army's CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter to modernize its ...

The MH-47G’s fully integrated digital Common Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) permits global communications and navigation. CAAS is among the most advanced U.S. Army helicopter systems.

The MH-47E is the Special Forces variant of the Chinook and will be remanufactured to the MH-47G. The Chinook’s ... HF and UHF radio systems and the helicopter is equipped with an Identification ...

In fact, it is being reported that the helicopters that will be delivered to the RAF will have a configuration similar to the MH-47G employed by the U.S. Army's elite 160th Special Operations ...