Topic: CH-53K
GE Aerospace secures $684M contract for additional CH-53K’s engines
Defense giant GE Aerospace on Thursday announced that it has been awarded a $683.7 million contract with NAVAIR for the sixth, seventh and eighth lots of T408...
US Marine Corps receives two new CH-53K helicopters
The U.S. Marine Corps has received two new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters. The aircraft is manufactured by Sikorsky, a unit of Lockheed Martin, and was delivered to the Marine...
US Marines’ new helicopter easily lifts F-35
The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, demonstrated its heavy-lift capability, lifting an F-35 Lightning II for the first time at Naval Air Station...
New US Marine Corps’ heavy helicopter reaches full-rate production
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp announced earlier this week, that the U.S. Navy has declared full-rate production of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. According to...
Sikorsky delivers King Stallion helicopter to U.S. Marine Corps
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) CH-53K helicopter ahead of contract schedule to the U.S. Marine Corps. This aircraft, built in...
US Marines’ new CH-53K helicopter is ready for combat
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin announced that U.S. Marine Corps declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter, validating the platform's operational readiness to...
Sikorsky to produce 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for Israel
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp announced on Tuesday a U.S. Navy Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreement with Israel for 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters. This production announcement...
Sikorsky tapped for nine additional King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky was awarded a new contract from the U.S. Navy for nine additional CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters. As noted by the company, new CH-53Ks...