10:47 AM EST, 02/13/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Boeing ( BA ) said Thursday that Japan's military force has ordered 17 CH-47 Block II Chinooks extended range helicopters to replace some of its CH-47 JA aircraft.

The aircraft will be co-produced by Boeing ( BA ) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, the company said, adding they have delivered more than 100 Chinooks to the Japan Self-Defense Forces since the 1980s.

Financial details weren't provided.

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