The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging CH-53E fleet, ensuring the Marine Corps maintains its ability to project power well into this century. It’s a giant ...

Elbit Systems is to provide a range of new equipment for installation in a dozen Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters on order for the Israeli air force. Announced on 5 February and spanning ...

The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion redefined heavy-lift helicopter capability, breaking all the rules with its massive size, triple engines, and seven-blade main rotor. Designed for the U.S. Marine ...

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 ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five ...

GE Aerospace has secured a $1.4 billion contract from Naval Air Systems Command for Lots 9–13 of T408 engines for the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. What Are the Terms ...

The U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion has, for the first time, lifted another CH-53K in a recovery rigging evaluation. Conducted by HX-21 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the test validated ...

STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (LMT) company, received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K ® King Stallion ...

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 ...