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Germany picks Boeing's Chinook helicopters to replace Sikorsky fleet

FILE PHOTO: A Chinook helicopter flies over the city centre during a military parade marking Greece's Independence Day, in Athens, Greece, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Louiza Vradi

(This June 1 story corrects to read 'CH-53' (not 'CH-53K') in paragraph 1)

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany will buy 60 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Boeing to replace its ageing CH-53 fleet, putting to bed an oft-postponed decision against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.

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