The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Sikorsky a $10.855 billion contract to build up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps over five years. This contract is the largest ...

Five-year contract will help stabilize U.S. industrial base, ensure consistent aircraft deliveries. CH-53K helicopters on final assembly at Sikorsky Aircraft headquarters in Stratford, Conn. The ...

Production of the CH-53K through to 2034 has been assured with a USD10.86 billion multi-year award. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The US Department of Defense (DoD) has contracted Lockheed Martin to build ...

The CH-53K King Stallion flies a test flight in West Palm Beach, Fla. on March 22, 2017. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Molly Hampton) In all, the Pentagon is currently planning to buy 200 ...

Without a single trace of modesty, the American military calls the CH-53K King Stallion the most powerful heavy-lift helicopter in its arsenal. Born in the stables of helicopter maker Sikorsky back in ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five ...

This $10 million order is the biggest to date for the CH-53K, of which the Marine Corps plans to procure 200 airframes. Sikorsky announced on Sep. 26, 2025 the award of a $10.8 billion contract from ...

This $10 billion order is the biggest to date for the CH-53K, of which the Marine Corps plans to procure 200 airframes. Sikorsky announced on Sep. 26, 2025 the award of a $10.8 billion contract from ...