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Autonomous Black Hawk for Rapid Response to Wildfires
01-Mar-24 - Rain and Sikorsky demonstrate early detection and rapid response to wildfires with an autonomous Black Hawk helicopter #firefightingSikorsky Hybrid eVTOL Tilt-Wing Demonstrator HEX
27-Feb-24 - Sikorsky unveiled plan for a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX / eVTOL) with a tilt-wing configuration during Heli-Expo 2024. The design is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircraft #HEXSikorsky Awarded $2.7B for 35 CH-53K Helicopters
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 #CH53KSikorsky Celebrates 100th Anniversary at PAS 2023
20-Jun-23 - Sikorsky celebrates 100th anniversary by highlighting its enduring support of missions In Europe at the Paris Air Show 2023 #SikorskyCH-53K Training Devices Suite
20-May-23 - Pilots and maintainers have access to trainers for the US Marine Corps’ new CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, including Lockheed Martin’s containerized flight training device (CFTD), helicopter emulation maintenance trainer (HEMT), and composite maintenance trainer (CMT) #simulatorsMarines CH-53K Deliveries on Track
14-Feb-23 - Sikorsky delivered two CH-53K King Stallions to MCAS New River in December 2022 making 9 helicopters of this model now in service with squadron HMH-461 #deliveriesFull Rate Production Approved for CH-53K
24-Dec-22 - US Marine Corps new heavy lift helicopter, the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, entered Full Rate Production (FRP). Squadrons transition continues on schedule and Full Operational Capability (FOC) is expected for FY2029 #FRPAIRI to Supply Black Hawk Gearbox Component
31-Oct-22 - Air Industries Group from New York awarded a $2M 5-year Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to manufacture a “quadrant,” a complex assembly that controls the gearbox for the tail-rotor of the US Army Black Hawk Helicopter #blackhawkNASA, DARPA and Sikorsky Testing Automation Concepts
22-Aug-22 - NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Automation Concepts with Sikorsky and DARPA NASA in partnership with DARPA in advanced air mobility national campaign research with the Sikorsky SARA flight test helicopter in Stratford, CT #automationCustomer Support Center for S-92 in Delaware
10-Aug-22 - Summit Aviation in Middletown, Delaware granted Sikorsky Authorized Customer Support Center certification for the S-92 helicopter #DelawareGKN Extends Black Hawk Contract
20-Jul-22 - UK GKN Aerospace to continue the supply of major composite structural components of the Black Hawk helicopter over five years #BlackHawkFirst Connecticut-Built Sikorsky CH-53K
28-Sep-21 - Sikorsky celebrated the first Connecticut built CH-53K in a ceremony at its Stratford facility. Part of 200 helicopters for the US Marine Corps. First operational deployment planned for 2024 #ConnecticutCH-53K Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
10-Aug-21 - The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, US Marine Corps future heavy lift helicopter, officially enters Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) #CH53KMore News ... | |
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