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Chinook Helicopter Upgrades Include Flight Control System

January 27 2015

United Kingdom

The U.K. Ministry of Defense has finalized a contract with Boeing for additional modernization work for Royal Air Force Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, reports Aviation Week & Space Technology.

The 150 million pound (US$224 million) deal, awarded in December but not announced at the time, builds on Project Julius. The ministry project is designed to bring its Chinook helicopter fleet to the same configuration.

The latest contract with Boeing covers the installation of a...

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