Pentagon, Sikorsky ink $10 billion deal for 99 CH-53K heavy lift helos
The new multi-year buy is the first of its kind for the program of record, which is slated to purchase 200 helicopters in total.
How the CH-53K King Stallion can transform Marine heavy-lift operations
The CH-53K King Stallion is more than just upgraded CH-53E, explains Robbin Laird in this column.
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F-35, Israel win big in House appropriators’ $833B draft defense bill
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Sikorsky awarded $2.7B contract for 35 CH-53K King Stallions, some bound for Israel
In total, the Marine Corps plans to purchase up to 200 CH-53Ks as part of the program of record.