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Sikorsky Offers CH-53K to German Air Force

Tuesday, May 28th, 2019

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Sikorsky Offers CH-53K to German Air Force

The first CH-53K delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps arrives at USMC Air Station New River, N.C., in May, 2018. (Photo: Dan Parsons)

Sikorsky [LMT] has formally offered the CH-53K King Stallion as the German Luftwaffe’s next heavy lift helicopter. A formal request for proposals for the "Schwerer Transporthubschrauber" (STH) program is expected this summer to replace the older CH-53 the German Air Force currently flies. Boeing’s [BA] CH-47F is another expected competitor for the program. “The CH-53K is the modern heavy lift solution that will provide the German Armed Forces with a safe, reliable heavy lift helicopter that can be entered into service…

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