The Boeing CH-47F Chinook is a proven and highly capable multi-role helicopter. For many years, it has been the trusted workhorse for numerous NATO missions around the world. The CH-47F Chinook's mission profile includes cargo and troop transport, MedEvac, search and rescue missions, firefighting and disaster relief.

As part of the German industry team – alongside Airbus Helicopters and Collins Aerospace, CAE, Honeywell, Lufthansa Technik, AERO-Bildung and Rolls-Royce Deutschland – HENSOLDT (specifically the former ESG Elektroniksystem & -Logistik GmbH, acquired in 2024) combines decades of experience in the operation of heavy transport helicopters.