In a Pentagon contract announcement on May 7, Sikorsky has been awarded $1.24 billion to provide six S-92s for the VXX Presidential Helicopter program.
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Category: Marines
CH-53K named King Stallion
The Sikorsky CH-53K will be named King Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. F. Amos announced during the rollout ceremony in Palm Beach, Florida on May 5.
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Photo: Sikorsky
HMLA-773 final UH-1N flight
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s only attack helicopter squadron, HMLA-773, has flown the UH-1N for the last time at Robins Air Force Base.
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Sikorsky begins powered ground tests of CH-53K with rotor blades
All seven main rotor blades and four tail rotor blades for the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter were attached to the Ground Test Vehicle (GTV) and powered on for the first time.
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Photo: Sikorsky
Bill Sweetman: F-35 can’t hide from Chinese, Russian radars
The Daily Beast has reprinted a column by Bill Sweetman on how the F-35 won’t be able to escape detection from the latest Chinese and Russian VHF radars.