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CH-47 Chinook

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Manufacturer:Boeing Defense, Space & SecurityIntroduced: 1962|Status: active|Origin: United States

AIRSPEC // CH-47-CHINOOK

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$38.5M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typehelicopter

Categoryair

Country🇺🇸United States

ContractorBoeing Defense, Space & Security

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced1962

Service StatusActive

Data SourceBoeing Rotorcraft Division / US Army Aviation Systems

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

86/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

20/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length30.1 m

Width4.78 m

Height5.7 m

Weight11,148 kg

Crew3 personnel

Passengers33 personnel

Max Speed315 km/h

Range2,250 km

Endurance5 hrs

Ceiling6,100 m

Fuel Capacity3,914 L

Powerplant2x Honeywell T55-GA-714A turboshaft engines (4733 shp each)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

3,000 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Door gunner mounts with up to 3x M240D 7.62mm machine guns or M134 Miniguns3,000 RDS

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

AN/APX-123 IFF and multi-mode digital weather/obstacle radar(40 km)

Fire Control (FCS)MANUAL

Direct Aiming Optics

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

AN/ALQ-212 ATIRCM IR jammer

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Lockheed Martin🇺🇸

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇺🇸

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: GE AerospaceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇺🇸

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: Northrop GrummanArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇺🇸

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: General Dynamics OTSPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇺🇸

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: L3Harris WESCAM

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness30 mm

CountermeasuresAN/AAR-57 CMWS missile warning, AN/ALQ-212 ATIRCM IR jammer, M-130 / AN/ALE-47 dispensers

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioCommon Avionics Architecture System (CAAS) with Link 16 and satellite radio

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$38,500,000

Annual Operating Cost$6,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$3,200

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~663 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇺🇸United States	Domestic Operator	475units
🇬🇧United Kingdom	Export Operator	60units
🇯🇵Japan	Export Operator	68units
🇩🇪Germany	Export Operator	60units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

35/100

Mobility

90/100

Protection

76/100

Sensors

82/100

Reliability

94/100

Maintainability

91/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceBoeing Rotorcraft Division / US Army Aviation Systems

Last Verification Date2026-10-07