In a bid to plug a critical heavy-lift gap, the MoD has floated an RFI to damp lease three ultra-heavy helicopters for the ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging ...

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 ...

For nearly six decades, the CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter — the largest operated by the U.S. military — has been a mainstay of the Marine Corps, in service since December 1966. The following year, first ...

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation, as we explore the evolution of US Marine Corps heavy lift aviation, from early postwar helicopters to the advanced CH-53 K King Stallion. Any reproduction of this ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky has received a nearly $11 billion Pentagon contract covering deliveries of the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter across multiple years. The $10.9 billion deal announced on ...

Following up on a promise from September, the US Army has inked a contract with Boeing to acquire the company’s latest CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopter. The nine-aircraft order, valued at $461 ...