US Army awards final production contract for four special-mission Chinooks https://www.janes.com/article/86133/us-army-awards-final-production-contract-for-four-special-mission-chinooks?from_rss=1
The USSOCOM currently fields 61 remanufactured Block 1 special-mission Chinooks (62 were delivered - 35 CH-47Ds, 9 MH-47Ds, and 18 MH-47Es - with one being lost on operations in Afghanistan), as well as eight newbuild MH-47Gs for a total fleet of 69 Block 1 helicopters. According to the DoD, the four additional helicopters are being procured "in light of increased special-operations demands", with the USSOCOM's Chinooks being among the most heavily used in the army's fleet. Once deliveries are complete, the command will field 73 Block 1 MH-47G helicopters.