CH-53K King Stallion

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. —  During a nearly 40-year career in the Marine Corps, much of it spent flying fighter jets, Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh has seen a lot […]

Lawmakers want the U.S. Navy to consider buying a CH-53K King Stallion variant as a mine-hunting replacement for legacy MH-53E Sea Dragons, according to the U.S. Senate’s version of the […]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, N.C. – A light drizzle cleared just in time for the Marine Corps newest helicopter to land, five hours and one refueling stop from […]

Nine military aircraft have crashed in the past month killing 16 U.S. servicemembers, but the Pentagon said on Thursday it “is not a crisis” because the accidents involved different aircraft […]

The Pentagon on April 4 gave the go-ahead for production of the Marine Corps’ new $27 billion CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. Following a review of the engineering and manufacturing development, […]

Already several days past its desired deadline for launching low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps says it and Sikorsky are simply waiting for the […]

Germany’s Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) awarded Europe’s Airbus a contract to retrofit 26 CH-53 heavy transport helicopters, the company said Monday. The contract covers […]

Several Army program could be stalled if, like the past eight years, the Pentagon is forced to operate under a continuing resolution into 2017. New programs cannot start and ongoing […]

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter successfully completed a 27,000 pound payload external lift test, prime contractor Lockheed Martin [LMT] said Thursday. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is developing the King […]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Germany is taking initial steps toward replacing its fleet of Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53G heavy lift aircraft, according to a company official. Sikorsky Vice President for CH-53K Mike Torok […]