So what's it like flying inside a hulking U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon, the biggest, heaviest helicopter in the Western world? "It's a Cadillac. It's a boat, I would say, like an Oldsmobile maybe?" ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The giant helicopter’s old, complex design is one reason. Leadership is another. The way the Sea Dragon is used is also a factor. On Jan. 8, 2014, a U.S. Navy MH-53E ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The worst MH-53 crash occurred in 1988. Eight sailors died. Among other incidents, MH-53Es also crashed in 2000, twice in 2002, once in 2003 and again in 2005 and ...

A unit of Sikorsky Aircraft in Stratford has awarded a $1.2 million contract to a New York company to develop a key attachment for Sikorsky's sea-based minesweeping helicopter. Sikorsky's MH-53E Sea ...

140725-N-ZZ999-669 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 25, 2014) An MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, attached to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Friday announced further actions to fix wiring and fuel line problems on its CH-53E and MH-53E heavy-lift helicopters that caused a deadly crash in January 2014 ...

STRATFORD — A documentary about a crash that killed three sailors raises questions about the military’s aging fleet of Sikorsky H-53E helicopters, which the film calls the deadliest aircraft in the ...

SAN DIEGO—The Navy has a new sea base that can handle anything from minesweeping to V-22 operations to unmanned systems—if ever called to do so. USS John L. Canley, named for a Marine gunnery sergeant ...

Aug. 24 (UPI) --Technical Systems Integration of Chesapeake, Va., has received a $10.6 million contract for depot-level repair, overhaul, and modification of MK-105 magnetic minesweeping gear. The ...