Boeing has announced that it will be building six additional MH-47G Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The aircraft are part of a contract valued at $246.48 million. According to Boeing, they will be the first to include the new Active Parallel Actuator Subsystem (APAS), which is designed to help pilots “execute more difficult maneuvers while improving safety and reliability of flight.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/military-aviation/army-orders-additional-mh-47g-block-ii-chinooks