Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.

Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.

Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.

Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.

Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.

Afghanistan is to receive an undisclosed number of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters to help replace its ageing Russian-built inventory and to enhance its air mobility capabilities, the US government disclosed in late January.

A US Army Chinook helicopter is seen landing at an outpost in eastern Afghanistan in 2011. The DoD has said it will equip the Afghan Special Mission wing with an undisclosed number of such helicopters for counter-terrorism purposes. (Jane’s/Gareth Jennings)

In its December 2019 report to Congress, titled Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistan , the US Department of Defense (DoD) noted that it is to equip the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) with Chinook helicopters to fully replace its current Mil Mi-17 ‘Hip’ fleet by the end of 2023.

The SMW, which is part of the Afghan Special Security Forces, will use these helicopters to support counter-terrorism operations.