UK C-17s And Chinooks Benefit From Upgrade Splurge

Tony Osborne September 13, 2021
CH-47
Boeing's CH-47 Chinook conducts refueling operations.
Credit: U.S. Army
LONDON – The UK Royal Air Force is to spend £400 million ($553 million) on upgrades for its Boeing C-17 Globemaster and CH-47 Chinook fleets. The UK’s fleet of eight C-17s will enjoy the lion’s share of the funding, with a £324 million contract with the U.S. Air Force to upgrade the aircraft’s...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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