France looks at leasing CH-47s

The French military has indicated that it intends to lease some CH-47s before it acquires a heavy lift helicopter from 2025.

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Maj. Will Cox [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


Combat experience in Central Africa has exposed the need for a heavy lift rotorcraft to support French special forces.

It currently relies on three British CH-47s in Mali.

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