The Chinook is a multi-mission, heavy-lift transport helicopter. Its primary mission is to move troops, artillery, ammunition, fuel, water, barrier materials, supplies and equipment on the battlefield. Its secondary missions include medical evacuation, disaster relief, search and rescue, aircraft recovery, fire fighting, parachute drops, heavy construction and civil development. Chinook helicopters were introduced in 1962 as the CH-47 Chinook, and models A, B and C were deployed in Vietnam. As the product of a modernization program, which included refurbishing existing CH-47s, the first CH-47Ds were delivered in 1982 and were produced until 1994. A central element in the Gulf War, they continue to be the standard for the U.S. Army in the global campaign against terrorism. Since its introduction 1,179 Chinooks have been built.
India is seeking 22 attack helicopters and 15 transport helicopters but has not set a date to announce the winning proposals.
Boeing manufactures the Apache in Mesa and the Chinook in Ridley Park, Pa.
Requests for attack helicopter proposals were reportedly sent by the Indian air force to AgustaWestland, Boeing, Bell Helicopter, Eurocopter and Kazan, while heavy-lift proposals were requested from AgustaWestland, Boeing, Eurocopter and Mil.
The two deals reportedly could be worth $2 billion.
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