New CH-47F Chinooks to enhance Egypt’s heavy-lift objectives

The U.S. Army has recently awarded Boeing a contract to produce 12 new CH-47F Chinooks for the Egyptian Air Force. This $426 million foreign military sale will allow Egypt to replace its current fleet of CH-47D aircraft with the modern F model, which boasts advanced multi-mission capabilities.

Georgia Army National Guard’s Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 1-169th General Support Aviation Battalion, conducts multi-ship flight training Wednesday near Savannah Ga. These crewmembers are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2014. (Georgia Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Will Cox/Released)

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Lockheed Martin’s JAGM-MR: Double the range, enhanced capabilities

Lockheed Martin has made significant progress in the development of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The company conducted a successful flight test of the JAGM Medium Range (JAGM-MR) on Nov. 16 at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. The missile flew for 16 kilometers, twice the range of the JAGM.

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Charles Smith, pilot, Marine Corps Aviation Detachment Patuxent River and Capt. Gregory Moore, operational test director, Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1), pilot an AH-1Z Viper during a joint air-to-ground missile (JAGM) operational test at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 6, 2021. VMX-1 fired and evaluated the JAGM to determine its suitability and effectiveness to support expeditionary advanced base operations, such as conducting strike and Close Air Support Missions. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Gabrielle Sanders)

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Canada to proceed with CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade, buying three more helicopters

Canada has tasked Leonardo with executing the CH-149 “Cormorant” Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project by awarding a contract $736 million to the Italian aerospace giant.

EHI CH-149 Cormorant (EH-101 Mk511), (cropped)
John Davies – CYOW Airport Watch (GFDL 1.2 or GFDL 1.2), via Wikimedia Commons

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