USMC To Get $11B King Stallion Helicopter Fleet – Here's What Makes Them So Valuable

Given that the King Stallion is dimensionally similar to its predecessors, what makes it so valuable might surprise you.
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Sikorsky ramps up production of CH-53K helicopter

Stratford-based Sikorsky will ramp up manufacturing of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter after the U.S. Navy green-lighted full production, the company announced Tuesday. The Navy declaration clears ...
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ADEX 2025: Sikorsky exits bidding for South Korea's heavy helicopter project

Sikorsky has withdrawn its CH-53K King Stallion from the bidding for South Korea's Special Operations Heavy Helicopter (SOHH) ...
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Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMT)’s Sikorsky Secures Nearly $11B Contract to Build Up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion Helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) is among the 11 Best Military Drone Stocks to Buy According to Hedge Funds. On September 26, the company announced that its subsidiary, Sikorsky, had received a ...
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Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Receives Five-Year Contract to Build Up to 99 CH-53K® Heavy Lift Helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps

STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin (LMT) company, received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K ® King Stallion ...
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U.S. Navy awards Sikorsky $2.7B contract to build CH-53K helicopters

STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The U.S. Navy awarded Stratford-based Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, a $2.7 billion contract to build nearly three dozen CH-53K King Stallion helicopters. “This ...
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Sikorsky lined up for Coast Guard contract to replace rescue helicopters

The U.S. Coast Guard wants new Sikorsky rescue helicopters to replace aging H-65 Dolphins in use since the 1980s.
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U.S. Navy Places Largest Order Ever for King Stallion Helos, They're Worth $2.7 Billion

For naval operations perhaps a lot more than for ground-based ones, helicopters are essential. Especially the ones capable of carrying heavy loads over large distances. Ever since 1974 aviation ...
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Sikorsky Lands $2.7 Billion U.S. Navy Contract

Editor’s Note: This story first appeared on AVweb.com. The U.S. Navy has ordered 35 additional CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters from Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky. The contract, which ...
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Navy contract with Sikorsky for Marine Corps helicopters will boost annual production levels

(Tribune News Service) — Stratford, Conn.-based Sikorsky Aircraft has received approval from the U.S. Navy to begin ramping up production of the CH-53K King Stallion helicopter for the Marine Corps, ...
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Sikorsky Receives $2.7B Navy CH-53K Helicopter Production Contract

Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a potential $2.7 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to develop and deliver 35 more CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters. The ...
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Sikorsky receives $120M contract from the Department of Defense

Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky was awarded a $119,982,834 contract from the U.S. Department of Defense on Tuesday. The Lockheed Martin company will provide logistics, engineering and ...