Pentagon Review Pits Boeing vs. Lockheed for Marine Helicopters
- Delays in Lockheed’s King Stallion program prompted request
- Boeing provided Pentagon data on the Chinook’s performance
CH-47 Chinook
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The Pentagon is assessing whether Boeing Co.’s heavy-lift helicopter for the Army, the CH-47 Chinook, could replace Lockheed Martin Corp.’s troubled King Stallion chopper for some or all Marine Corps missions, according to officials.
Boeing has provided the Defense Department information on how the Chinook might be adapted for Marine Corps missions, according to two officials, both of whom asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public. Analysts from the Pentagon’s independent cost analysis and program assessment group met at Boeing’s Philadelphia facility April 25 to review the data, the officials said.