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Topics related to Sikorsky Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer known primarily for its helicopters.
Sikorsky unveils HEX hybrid-electric VTOL aircraft program
Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has announced its ambitious plan to develop, test, and fly a hybrid-electric…
US Army scraps Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
The US Army has discontinued the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program due to resource constraints and emerging…
5 Marines confirmed dead after CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashes
The US Marine Corps (USMC) confirmed the death of all five Marines who went missing after a CH-53E…
2024-02-08
Greece secures $1.95B deal for 35 Black Hawk helicopters
Greece has officially received approval from the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) for the purchase of 35…
2023-12-17
Sikorsky VH-92A Patriot to take over Marine One mission completely by 2024
Sikorsky’s VH-92A Patriot helicopter is set to take over the Marine One mission completely by 2024. Designed as…
2023-07-14
Sikorsky-Boeing精东影业 FLRAA design bid deemed 鈥渦nacceptable鈥: GAO
The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied the protest filed by Sikorsky against the award of the…
2023-04-18
Flexjet becomes first European private jet provider with helicopter fleet
Flexjet has added a helicopter to its European aviation fleet, as it becomes the first private jet operator…
2023-03-24
Sikorsky celebrates delivery of 5,000th Hawk helicopter to the US Army
Sikorsky delivered the 5,000th iconic UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to the US Army. The delivery occurred during a…
2023-01-24
Sikorsky challenges US Army精东影业 FLRAA contract award to Bell
Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky demanded a review of the US Army精东影业 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) contract award to…
2022-12-29
50 years after his death, Sikorsky endures as the father of the helicopter
On this day in 1972, world renowned aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky passed away. Known as the father of…
2022-10-26
US Army, Sikorsky sign $2.3B deal for H-60M Black Hawk helicopters
The United States government and Lockheed Martin精东影业 Sikorsky Helicopters have signed a five-year contract worth $2.3 billion for…
2022-06-29
Uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter completes first fully autonomous flight
Sikorsky and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tested the capacity of the iconic UH-60 Black…
2022-02-10
Design flaw identified as Canada repairs half of its Cyclone helicopters
Half of the Canadian Army’s CH-148 Cyclone helicopters have been repaired after cracks were discovered in the tail…
2022-02-03
SB-1 Defiant completes testing program
The prototype of the SB-1 Defiant helicopter has completed Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) mission profile flights intended…
2022-01-19
Cracks found on majority of Canada精东影业 CH-148 helicopters
Cracks were found on the tails of the majority of the CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters operated by the…
2021-12-06
Indian Navy receives American MH-60R helicopters
Indian Navy has inducted two MH-60R Romeo multi-role helicopters from the US Navy. This is the first batch…
2021-07-19
Sikorsky and Boeing introduce Defiant-X helicopter
Sikorsky and Boeing presented the new Defiant X helicopter to compete in the U.S. Army精东影业 Future Long Range…
2021-01-25
Germany scraps procedure to acquire new heavy-lift helicopters
Dissatisfied with Sikorsky and Boeing offers, the German Ministry of Defense announced that the procurement of 45 to…
2020-10-01