MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.– Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) in its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission inducts a CH-53K King Stallion helicopter marking the first time the platform has ever been inducted for depot level maintenance. April 17, 2025. The aircraft arrived April 4 from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 Leer másFRCE inducts first CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for maintenance[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md.— A Test Readiness Review (TRR) and Joint Final Testing (JFT) were recently completed for the CH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device (AATD) 1, resulting in the trainer being declared Ready for Training (RFT) on Aug. 16. The new mixed-reality static training device is the first of its kind to Leer másCH-53K Advanced Aviation Training Device[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, MD. — The Mission Data Extender team (MDE) installed on CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter is breaking new ground for naval aviation. In December 2023, H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) started installation of a first-ever fully integrated, hard-mounted commercial off-the-shelf tablet functioning as a primary mission display on Leer másCH-53E Super Stallion Mission Data Extender (MDE)[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, 7 de diciembre de 2023. — Por precaución, y tras la suspensión operativa del AFSOC, el NAVAIR deja en tierra la flota de tiltrotores V-22 Osprey a través de un «grounding bulletin». Este boletín de puesta en tierra afecta a todas las variantes del V-22 Osprey (CV-22, MV-22 Leer másEl NAVAIR deja en tierra la flota de V-22 Osprey[…]
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion is the most powerful helicopter ever developed by the United States government. The new-build helicopter, made by Sikorsky, will continue to fill the CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft mission as a pillar of logistics and assault support for the U.S. Marine Corps efforts, Leer másSikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, the most powerful US helicopter[…]
Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. — Esta semana el Comando de Sistemas Aéreos Navales (NAVAIR, Naval Air Systems Command) y Sikorsky Aircraft, una compañía de Lockheed Martin, han firmado un contrato de adquisición para otros seis helicópteros CH-53K King Stallion adicionales. La producción inicial de baja tasa (LRIP, Low Rate Initial Production), contrato lote Leer másNAVAIR firma con Sikorsky la adquisición de otros seis CH-53K King Stallion para el U.S. Marine Corps[…]