“EDM-1’s first flight signifies another major milestone for the CH-53K helicopter program,” said Mike Torok, Sikorsky’s CH-53K Program Vice President. “Having independently tested the aircraft’s many ...

The fourth CH-53K helicopter successfully completed its first flight on August 31. The CH-53K will ultimately work with the U.S. Marine Corps as its heavy-lift helicopter to transport troops and ...

For nearly six decades, the CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter — the largest operated by the U.S. military — has been a mainstay of ...

Development of the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps is staying on track, Sikorsky says, as the $3.5 billion program enters the ground and flight-testing phase. Sikorsky has ...

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A CH-53K ‘Pereh' helicopter for the Israeli Air Force being assembled by Sikorsky in a photo released on 15 August 2025. (Israel Ministry of Defense) Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has begun ...

Sikorsky has begun ground runs of the U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter and is aiming for a first flight by the end of the year. The ground test vehicle (GTV), which will never fly, ...

Air Industries Group AIRI recently secured a contract worth more than $33 million to produce and deliver complex components for the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter program. This seven-year contract ...