Israel signs contracts for 12 CH-53Ks and 2 KC-46As

Good news arrived at Boeing and Sikorsky on the second last day of 2021 as Israel signs contracts for the purchase of 12 CH-53K helicopters and two more KC-46A aerial tankers.

The CH-53 helicopter has been a potent member of the U.S. Marine Corps aviation community’s fleet for over 40 years, but the newest version takes the platform to a whole new level.
The CH-53K has undergone extensive developmental testing that utilized the degraded visual environment (DVE) test course at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for more than two years, most recently to verify software updates in the flight control software that have been made as a result of this testing.


The helicopters are to be delivered from 2026 and the contract includes options for six more rotorcraft.

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