NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — A five-year, multi-year procurement (MYP) contract was signed on January 8 between the Department of War (DOW) and GE Aerospace for both new production and spare T408 engines, along with associated sustainment services for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter. The $1.4 billion contract covers five years, Lots Leer másCH-53K program signs a contract with GE for T408 engines[…]
WASHINGTON — The USCG recently completed contract actions aimed at accelerating delivery of new MH-60T Jayhawk medium-range recovery helicopters and HC-130J Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft and expanding mission capabilities of the expanded aviation fleet. On September 8, the Coast Guard placed a $14.3 million order for delivery of 13 General Electric T700 engines for its Leer másUSCG completed contract actions for new MH-60T and HC-130J[…]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Jan. 29, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, started its first-ever ground runs on a UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter equipped with two GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engines (ITE). During this test, the T901 engine demonstrated its capabilities through a series of rigorous procedures. The initial light off and ground runs Leer másSikorsky begins UH-60M Black Hawk ground runs with GE T901 engines[…]
FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom, July 26, 2024 — NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Sikorsky X2 a contract award to study integrated platform concepts that could fulfill NATO’s next generation helicopter requirements through its Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) program. “Sikorsky is ready to design a rotorcraft prototype for NATO’s NGRC concept Leer másSikorsky X2 advances to next phase of NATO NGRC program[…]
OTTAWA, Canada. May 28, 202 — Smith Myers ARTEMIS has been selected to be integrated on the RCAF CH-149 Cormorant Search and Rescue Helicopter Mid-Life Upgrade (CMLU) Project. The Smith Myers’ ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection Location System has been chosen to be a key component of the upgrade. The CMLU Project aims to transition Canada’s Leer másSmith Myers ARTEMIS selected for RCAF CH-149 Mid-Life Upgrade[…]
ATLANTA, March 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is producing a Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully-autonomous hybrid-electric vertical-take-off-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype. With a maximum gross weight of more than 7,000-pounds, the uncrewed aircraft will serve as a flying test-bed to evaluate large aircraft design, novel propulsion systems and control architectures for sustained hover, and ranges greater Leer másSikorsky Long-Range Hybrid-Electric eVTOL Demonstrator (HEX)[…]