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Germany Reboots Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition Between Sikorsky, Boeing

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 29th, 2021

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Germany Reboots Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition Between Sikorsky, Boeing

The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. (Photo: Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky)

Germany has rebooted its competition to find a replacement for its CH-53G heavy-lift helicopters, with plans to solicit bids from original competitors Sikorsky [LMT] and Boeing [BA] via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales process. The news was included in a release from Germany’s Rheinmetall where the company announced it’s reaffirming its partnership with Sikorsky for the CH-53K offering with a new teaming agreement. “Having canceled the so-called STH (“Schwerer Transporthubschrauber”, heavy-lift helicopter) tender last year, the German Ministry of Defense…

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