CH-53K King Stallion
Sikorsky delivers first Connecticut-built CH-53K to the USMC
The first CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter to be built at Sikorsky's facility in Stratford, Connecticut, has been delivered to the USMC
CH-53K recovers MH-60S in first fleet mission success
A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter was used to successfully recover a damaged US Navy-operated MH-60S Knighthawk from Mount Hogue in the White Mountains of California on September 5
CH-53K sale to Israel approved
The US State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of CH-53K heavy lift helicopters with support and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$3.4bn
US Navy awards Sikorsky CH-53K contract
Sikorsky will build nine more CH-53K heavy lift helicopters under a new contract for the US Navy
Nine more CH-53Ks ordered for USMC
Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has been awarded a contract to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion in a deal which also includes a contract option for a further nine of these heavy-lift transport helicopters
GAO recommends CH-53K production cap until testing is complete
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the US Navy caps the production of Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to six aircraft per year until the platform completes initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E)
Sikorsky secures first international customer for the CH-53K
Sikorsky has secured the first international customer for its CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter after Israel confirmed that it will seek to procure the platform to replace its ageing CH-53 Yas’ur fleet