# Collins Aerospace awarded $472M U.S. Army contract for Chinook avionics modernization

The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services for the modernization and sustainment of the CH-47 Chinook fleet. Work will be performed in Huntsville, Alabama and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-08-11
- Where: Huntsville, Alabama and Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
- Value: $472.0M
- Status: completed
- Products: avionics upgrades for CH-47 Chinook helicopters
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Collins Aerospace](https://endata.com/companies/11989.md) (supplier)
- [RTX Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/13755.md) (partner)
- [U.S. Army](https://endata.com/companies/15558.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [streetinsider.com](https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/RTXs+Collins+Aerospace+to+support+modernization+of+U.S.+Armys+Chinook+helicopters/26902598.html), 2026-08-11: "The U.S. Army awarded Collins Aerospace, an RTX business, a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services that support the modernization and sustainment of the CH‑47 Chinook fleet."

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