Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the US Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion build by Sikorsky Aircraft. Footage Credit: ,Derivative Work by The Daily Aviation Thumbnail ...

This $10 billion order is the biggest to date for the CH-53K, of which the Marine Corps plans to procure 200 airframes. Sikorsky announced on Sep. 26, 2025 the award of a $10.8 billion contract from ...

The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging CH-53E fleet, ensuring the Marine Corps maintains its ability to project power well into this century. It’s a giant ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five ...

While the Super Stallion certainly has its advantages, in the all-important domain of heavy-lift aviation, specifically in terms of payload capacity and versatility, the Russian bird is superior. What ...

For nearly six decades, the CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter — the largest operated by the U.S. military — has been a mainstay of the Marine Corps, in service since December 1966. The following year, first ...