CH-53K helicopters on final assembly at Sikorsky Aircraft headquarters in Stratford. Contributed Photo. Stratford-based Sikorsky has received a $10.9 billion multi-year contract for as many as 99 ...

For nearly six decades, the CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter — the largest operated by the U.S. military — has been a mainstay of the Marine Corps, in service since December 1966. The following year, first ...

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 ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky has received a nearly $11 billion Pentagon contract covering deliveries of the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter across multiple years. The $10.9 billion deal announced on ...

Following up on a promise from September, the US Army has inked a contract with Boeing to acquire the company’s latest CH-47F Block II heavy-lift helicopter. The nine-aircraft order, valued at $461 ...