Sikorsky

Sikorsky | September 24, 2016

The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has won an almost quarter of a billion dollar US Navy contract for two CH-53K demonstration heavy airlift helicopters, the Department of Defense announced. Work on the contract is expected to be completed in February 2020, the announcement added. The CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter was first developed for use by the US Marine Corps, and is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel and Mexico....

Sikorsky | August 22, 2016

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Sikorsky workers will call on the U.S. Navy to suspend possible plans to shift maintenance of the Marine One presidential helicopter fleet from Stratford to a Navy facility in Florida. The event will take place at the Sikorsky Teamsters’ union hall at 11:00 a.m. on Monday....

Sikorsky | July 12, 2016

Lockheed Martin is hoping international helicopter sales will make up for slow commercial business at its newly acquired Sikorsky division, a top company executive says. The firm is pushing its helicopters for a range of missions, from cargo hauling to VIP transport. “Clearly the oil and gas industry has been a headwind for everybody in the market,” Lorraine Martin, deputy executive vice president of Lockheed’s mission systems and training business, said in an interview....

Sikorsky | October 10, 2016

The VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program successfully passed a major Pentagon test, Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary announced today, with completion of a Critical Design Review (CDR). The milestone means the manufacturing and assembly of the helicopters can take place. The joint Sikorsky/Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) VH-92A helicopter program team met in July with key collaborators from government and industry for the in-depth design review, Lockheed said in a stat...