An artist rendering of a CH-53K helicopter for Israel. [Courtesy: Lockheed Martin] Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is set to produce the first four CH-53K King Stallion helicopters recently ordered by ...

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) participates in external lift operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor ...

The U.S. Marine Corps declared the CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter operational. The aircraft will allow the Marines and allied forces to move both troops and equipment more rapidly and ...

For naval operations perhaps a lot more than for ground-based ones, helicopters are essential. Especially the ones capable of carrying heavy loads over large distances. Ever since 1974 aviation ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging ...

A CH-53K King Stallion lifts a joint light tactical vehicle during a demonstration. (Navy) The Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, based Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 became the ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Exelis (NYSE: XLS) has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $34 million from Sikorsky to produce major structural airframe components for four ...

The US Marine Corps (USMC) will take delivery of two more Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters this month, making four of the next-generation heavy lift aircraft operational. The service expects ...

The CH-53K King Stallion boasts an external load capacity of up to 27,000 pounds at up to 110 nm while operating at high altitudes and in hot environments. [Courtesy: U.S. Department of ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business unit, Sikorsky Aircraft, recently secured a contract to support its CH-53K helicopter program. The award has been provided by the Naval Supply Systems Command ...

A Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion attached to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) conducts a 27,000 lbs. light armored vehicle (LAV-25) drop during testing and evaluation ...

Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business unit, Sikorsky, recently secured a contract for procurement and delivery of eight spare parts for the CH-53K aircraft. The deal has been awarded by the Naval Air ...