Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), Patuxent River, Md. — The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter, under the direction of H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261), achieved a major milestone by successfully lifting another CH-53K aircraft.…
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…
Story by Samantha Morse. Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) continues to expand its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift mission with the…
STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the Marine Corps over five years, the largest-quantity order to…
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — Members of the Air Vehicle department from H-53 Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261) have coordinated with the Human Systems Engineering Department’s Aircraft Lighting and Transparency Lab…
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…
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…
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…
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…
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion completed its second sea trial, five full days and nights of tests, in the Atlantic Ocean last month. The heavy lift helicopter…