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Honeywell to Supply Power Systems, Generators for Sikorsky-Boeing Team’s Defiant X Helicopter

A team consisting of Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and Boeing has selected Honeywell to provide auxiliary power units for the Defiant X helicopter. Defiant X is the Sikorsky-Boeing team’s helicopter offering for the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program and is being evaluated in a digital combat environment, Honeywell said Monday. Honeywell will provide […] More

by Jane Edwards April 26, 2022, 11:50 am
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Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter Reaches USMC Initial Operational Capability Status

A heavy-lift helicopter that Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary designed and built for the U.S. Marine Corps has entered the initial operational capability phase. The service branch issued its IOC declaration for the CH-53K program after the manufacturer and the Department of the Navy completed initial test and evaluation procedures, Lockheed said Monday. Sikorsky previously demonstrated […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman April 26, 2022, 11:49 am
in Contract Awards, News

Triumph Group to Deliver CH-53 Helicopter Production Equipment to Sikorsky

Triumph Group has received a follow-on contract from Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky to provide equipment for the increased production of CH-53K helicopters. The contractor said Friday its actuation products and services operating unit will deliver to Sikorsky equipment for CH-53K main rotor blade folding system, main rotor lag damper system and main rotor brake system. […] More

by Angeline Leishman March 28, 2022, 11:53 am
in Contract Awards, News

Lockheed Subsidiary to Help Sustain Army Black Hawk Helicopters

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has received a $42.15 million contract to help sustain the U.S. Army’s fleet of H-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Sikorsky will deliver non-personal technical services to the service branch at locations yet to be determined and must complete sustainment work by Dec. 31, 2026, the Department of Defense said Thursday. The Army […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 25, 2022, 11:54 am
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Lockheed to Deliver CH-53K Helicopters to Israel as Aging Transport Fleet Replacement

A Lockheed Martin business has received a production contract for the first four of 12 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters ordered by Israel, with deliveries starting in 2025. The Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered company said Tuesday the Sikorsky CH-53K helicopters bought under a U.S. Navy-Israel Foreign Military Sales agreement will replace the country’s fleet of over 50-decade-old Sikorsky CH-53D […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 17, 2022, 11:59 am
in News, Technology

DARPA, Sikorsky Complete 1st Unmanned Flight of Black Hawk Helicopter

A Black Hawk helicopter completed its first unmanned flight with the use of an autonomy technology suite Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program. The Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System, which includes Sikorsky Matrix hardware and software, flew an uninhabited UH-60A aircraft for 30 minutes over Fort Campbell in […] More

by Angeline Leishman February 9, 2022, 12:00 pm
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Sikorsky-Boeing Assault Aircraft Demonstrator Completes Mission Profile Test Flights

SB>1 DEFIANT, a joint demonstration helicopter of Boeing and Lockheed Martin company Sikorsky, has flown for mission profile tests as part of the companies’ bid to build the U.S. Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft. Boeing said Tuesday the demonstrator for the DEFIANT X weapon system performed low-level flight operations and landing activity in confined areas […] More

by Angeline Leishman January 19, 2022, 11:49 am
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FAA Clears Sikorsky’s New Black Hawk Helicopter Variant for Civil Operations

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary received a special airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration permitting the sale of a Black Hawk helicopter variant for limited civil and commercial operations. The FAA certification allows non-military customers to acquire the S-70M straight from factory and use the aircraft in agricultural, external cargo and forest and wildlife conservation […] More

by Angeline Leishman December 8, 2021, 11:51 am
in Government Technology, News

Sikorsky Envisions Data Networking System for Military Aircraft Platforms

Lockheed Martin and its Sikorsky subsidiary are considering linking future helicopter offerings to the F-35 aircraft and other fighter jets, Defense One reported Wednesday. Paul Lemmo, president of Sikorsky, said the military aircraft manufacturer will use a Black Hawk helicopter as a surrogate model for a proposed Army Future Vertical Lift vehicle and equip the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman October 21, 2021, 11:52 am
in Industry News, News

Sikorsky Unveils 1st USMC King Stallion Helicopter From Digital Factory

Sikorsky held a ceremony Friday to mark the completion of the first CH-53K cargo helicopter that was produced for the U.S. Marine Corps at the manufacturer’s digital factory in Stratford, Connecticut. The Lockheed Martin subsidiary built the new King Stallion vehicle using digital technology and other advanced manufacturing equipment, as part of a 200-unit USMC […] More

by Angeline Leishman September 28, 2021, 11:44 am
in Industry News, News

Sikorsky-Boeing Team Submits Early Proposal for Army’s New Long-Range Assault Helicopter Competition

The partnership between Boeing and Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary has submitted a proposal for the U.S. Army’s development program that seeks to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter with a new assault aircraft. The Sikorsky-Boeing team has entered the service branch’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition with the partnership’s Defiant X helicopter bid, Lockheed […] More

by Nichols Martin September 8, 2021, 11:48 am
in Government Technology, News

Sikorsky-Boeing Demonstrator Aircraft Carries Rocket Launcher System During Test Flight

Lockheed Martin‘s Sikorsky subsidiary and Boeing have flight-tested the carrying capacity of a demonstrator for a helicopter designed to transport the U.S. Army’s cargo and personnel. The SB>1 DEFIANT aircraft carried a 5,300-pound Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System training load while flying at the Florida-based Sikorsky Development Flight Center, Lockheed said. SB>1 DEFIANT serves as […] More

by Nichols Martin July 26, 2021, 11:45 am

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