26-Aug-23 - Sikorsky, part of Lockheed-Martin, awarded $2.7B contract for 35 CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters including 12 Lot-7 and 15 Lot-8 for the US Marine Corps and 8 for the Israeli Air Force #CH53K
21-Apr-22 - U.S. Department of Defense awards Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract to AgustaWestland Philadelphia as part of the production of AW119Kx trainers helicopters to the Israeli Air Force (IAF) ordered in 2019 #Israel
23-Mar-22 - Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion new heavy helicopters for the Israel Air Force have been assigned to Lot 7 production contract by U.S. Department of Defense. #Israel
18-Feb-22 - Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion production Lot 6 have been modified to include first 4 of 12 helicopters for the Israeli Air Force ordered via FMS. Lot 6 also includes 9 aircraft for the USMC and is scheduled to be completed in November 2025 #Israel
04-Jan-22 - The Israeli Air Force (IAF) signed Letter of Acceptance (LoA) to purchase the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter. Deliveries to start in 2025 #Israel
01-Aug-21 - U.S. State Department approved possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 18 heavy lift Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters to Israel valued $3.4 billion #Israel
20-Apr-21 - Israel, one of 16 nations to operate the Apache attack helicopter, signed contract with Boeing Logistics for maintenance support of its AH-64A and AH-64D fleet #Apache
26-Feb-21 - Israel MoD announced selection of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion over the Boeing CH-47 Chinook as replacement of their heavy-lifting helicopters CH-53 Yasur #Israel
24-Dec-19 - Boeing awarded a 5-year Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract valued $1.5B in support services of AH-64D/E Apaches for Indonesia, Israel, Kuwait, Netherlands, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates #Apache
19-Feb-19 - Israeli Air Force (IAF) ordered 7 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters to replace the Bell 206 in the training role at the aviation flight academy in Hatzerim AFB #IAF
21-Jun-17 - Israel signed agreement with Sikorsky to supply spare parts and associated engineering services in support of the CH-53D Yas’ur helicopters operated by the IAF since 1969
