Five-year contract will help stabilize U.S. industrial base, ensure consistent aircraft deliveries.
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$10.9B CH-53K Contract Signed at Pax River
On September 26, 2025, a landmark agreement was finalized at Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) in Patuxent River, Maryland, marking a significant advancement for the U.S. Marine Corps’ heavy-lift ...
Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky has received a nearly $11 billion Pentagon contract covering deliveries of the CH-53K ...
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 ...
A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went up in flames on Friday in a “ground mishap.” The helicopter caught fire on Friday, Aug. 22 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine ...
While the Super Stallion certainly has its advantages, in the all-important domain of heavy-lift aviation, specifically in terms of payload capacity and versatility, the Russian bird is superior. What ...
To date, the U.S. Marine Corps has transitioned one CH-53K fleet squadron, and has CH-53K aircraft flying at one ...
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