On Feb. 13, 2025, Boeing announced that the JSDF (Japan Self-Defense Forces) ordered 17 units of CH-47 Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) to modernize their fleet, replacing and complementing some ...

“Boeing and KHI have delivered over a 100 Chinooks to the JSDF since the 1980s, making it one of the longest lasting and most successful license manufacturing programs in Japan,” the company state ...