Story by Belinda Bazinet, U.S. Army U.S. Army’s AH-64E Apache attack helicopter recently demonstrated its ability to counter-UAS. The Apache V6 rotorcraft detect, track, and defeat the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) during Operation Flyswatter, a…
Story by Tech. Sgt. Micaiah Anthony, 18th Wing PHILIPPINE SEA. — Three USAF 18th Wing HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters flew through strong winds and torrential rain to provide emergency support following the disaster in…
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…
San Diego, California. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has reached a significant milestone in Naval Aviation maintenance through the creation and success of an H-53 Tiger Team. This specialized group was comprised of subject…
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…
Story by Michael A. Furiano. Fleet Readiness Center Southwest Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) reduces the Planned Maintenance Interval (PMI) cycle of the CMV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft by 64 days. FRCSW mission is to maintain…
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…
Story by Janina Lamoglia, Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. – Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been recognized with the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Aviation Safety Award for…
Story by Captain Derek VanWyck, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Arizona. — A crew of United States Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) successfully confucted…