This $10 million order is the biggest to date for the CH-53K, of which the Marine Corps plans to procure 200 airframes. Sikorsky announced on Sep. 26, 2025 the award of a $10.8 billion contract from ...
Airframe BF-01 performed the F-35's first vertical landing on Mar. 18, 2010, and the first vertical takeoff on May 10, 2013, at NAS Patuxent River. The first F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take-Off ...
Without a single trace of modesty, the American military calls the CH-53K King Stallion the most powerful heavy-lift helicopter in its arsenal. Born in the stables of helicopter maker Sikorsky back in ...
Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a nearly $11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy in a major win for the state. Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based ...
The last flight of the first F-35B Lightning II covered more than 500 miles at speeds considerably slower than Mach 1.6. And in this case it had to hitch a ride. The airframe of the fighter jet, known ...
STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K ® King ...
The U.S. Marine Corps is now targeting 2032 for full operational capability (FOC) of its CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter as it prepares for its first deployment next year. The new target ...
The fourth CH-53K helicopter successfully completed its first flight on August 31. The CH-53K will ultimately work with the U.S. Marine Corps as its heavy-lift helicopter to transport troops and ...
Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a nearly $11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy in a major win for the state. The Connecticut helicopter manufacturer, ...