Given that the King Stallion is dimensionally similar to its predecessors, what makes it so valuable might surprise you.
STRATFORD, Conn., Sept. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to a maximum of 99 CH-53K® King ...
A CH-53K ‘Pereh' helicopter for the Israeli Air Force being assembled by Sikorsky in a photo released on 15 August 2025. (Israel Ministry of Defense) Lockheed Martin's subsidiary Sikorsky has begun ...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) said Friday its Sikorsky subsidiary was awarded a $10.85 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build as many as 99 CH-53K King Stallion helicopters over five years for the ...
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The U.S. Military's New 'King' Helicopter Is a Monster

Meet the CH-53K King Stallion: the largest, most powerful heavy-lift helicopter ever built for the U.S. Military. You think you know helicopters, but this $120 million giant changes everything. The ...
Lockheed Martin’s (NYSE: LMT) Sikorsky subsidiary has secured a contract from the U.S. Navy to produce nine more CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. Lockheed said Thursday the ...
STRATFORD, Conn — Stratford-based Sikorsky has received a $10.855 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to build up to nearly 100 helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. The contract tasks Sikorsky, a ...
The fourth CH-53K helicopter successfully completed its first flight on August 31. The CH-53K will ultimately work with the U.S. Marine Corps as its heavy-lift helicopter to transport troops and ...