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Sikorsky wins US$10.9bn contract for Marine Corps heavy-lift helicopters

Sikorsky, part of Lockheed Martin, has secured a US$10.855 billion contract from the US Navy to build up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the US Marine Corps, the largest order so far for the aircraft. The five-year agreement, running from 2029 to 2034, is designed to ensure steady deliveries of the Marine Corps’ […]

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Sikorsky awarded contract to modernise Black Hawk helicopters

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a new U.S. Army contract worth US$43 million. The contract focuses on modernising the Black Hawk helicopter. Initial efforts will enhance the airframe and develop a digital backbone. This digital system will support rapid integration of unmanned aerial systems (UASs) and other launched effects. The work also includes

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Sikorsky is flight testing a rotor blown wing tail sitter VTOL UAS © Lockheed Martin

Sikorsky flight-tests scalable ‘rotor blown wing’ UAS

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is conducting flight tests to refine the control laws and aerodynamics of a novel vertical take-off and landing un-crewed aerial system (VTOL/UAS). These tests aim to demonstrate the efficiency and scalability of a twin proprotor ‘rotor blown wing’ configuration that takes off and lands vertically like a helicopter and transitions

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Greece is one step closer in procuring 35 Sikorsky-built Black Hawks following the signing of a letter of acceptance (LOA)

Greece commits to procuring 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

The Government of Greece has formalised its intention to acquire 35 UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, through a Foreign Military Sale agreement with the U.S. government. Paul Lemmo, President of Sikorsky, highlighted the significance of this decision, stating, “The latest generation UH-60M Black Hawk will bolster the Hellenic Ministry

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