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Sikorsky to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for U.S. Marines by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Jun 28, 2021 Lockheed Martin's Sikorsky division will build nine more CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, the Navy Air Systems Command said. The $878.7 million contract, announced in a statement on Friday, includes an option to build and deliver nine more of the aircraft at a lower price. The helicopters are part of a plan to build 33 of the helicopters, known as "King Stallions," for the Marine Corps. Three have already been delivered, and Sikorsky will begin deliveries of the nine additional aircraft in 2024, a company statement said. The three-engine helicopter is designed for lifting heavy cargo, and is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the U.S. military. It is a redesign of the CH-53E model, with new engines allowing twice the lift capacity of the previous model, as well as higher speed and an improved internal layout, making it capable of carrying a Humvee vehicle within the helicopter. "The CH-53K will further support the U.S. Marine Corps in its mission to conduct expeditionary heavy-lift assault transport of armored vehicles, equipment and personnel to support distributed operations deep inland from a sea-based center of operations, critical in the Indo-Pacific region," the Sikorsky statement said. The capabilities of the first three King Stallions are currently under examination by Marine Corps' Operational Test and Evaluation squadron at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., a statement by the Naval Air Systems Command, known as NAVAIR, said on Friday. Initial Operational Test and Evaluation will begin in July, it added.
Germany approves next phase of European fighter jet Berlin (AFP) June 23, 2021 German lawmakers on Wednesday approved the next phase of a project to build a joint European fighter jet with France and Spain, brushing aside domestic scepticism over the plan. The budget committee in the Bundestag lower house of parliament gave the green light for the project, known as the Future Combat Air System (FCAS), to progress to research and development phases 1B and 2 between 2021 and 2027. According to a government document seen by AFP, the next steps in the project are set to cost G ... read more
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