DefenceTalkThe U.S. Navy today announced that Sikorsky Aircraft has been selected to build the next fleet of Marine One helicopters for the Office of the President. With the selection comes a $1.24 billion Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contract to modify, test and deliver six FAA-certified S-92 helicopters and two trainer simulators to the U.S. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-wins-us-navy-contract-to-replace-marine-one-helicopter-fleet-59527/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has signed agreements with the Turkish government and key Turkish aerospace contractors that license Turkey’s aerospace industry to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters (Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i International Black Hawk helicopter) for operation by the Turkish Government, and to assemble 109 S-70i helicopters for Sikorsky. The agreements license the transfer of certain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-to-produce-up-to-600-black-hawks-58942/

DefenceTalkThe Ministry of Defence this week at the Brunei International Defence Exhibition (Bridex) accepted two Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters into the Royal Brunei Air Force following an unveiling attended by His Majesty the Sultan. Two more Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters are currently undergoing the process of acceptance at the Royal Brunei Air Force. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/brunei-accepts-four-sikorsky-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-49858/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has received a $435 million U.S. Navy contract to build four production-representative CH-53K heavy lift helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps. Designated as System Demonstration Test Articles (SDTA), the four aircraft will enable the Marines to conduct operational evaluation of the new helicopter system in support of Initial Operational Capability in 2019. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-to-build-ch-53k-operational-test-helicopters-for-us-navy-48057/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX) announced today at the LAAD Defence & Security International Exhibition that the Colombian Army has contracted to buy two additional S-70i BLACK HAWK helicopters. The two aircraft will augment five S-70i helicopters that arrived January 30 in Colombia to join the Special Forces of the Colombian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/additional-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-for-colombian-army-47437/

DefenceTalkThe Colombian Army has formally inducted five new Sikorsky S-70i multi-mission helicopters into its fleet of Black Hawk aircraft. Colombia is the first South American country to buy the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter variant from Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTX). “We are honored by the trust the Colombian Armed Forces continue […]https://www.defencetalk.com/colombian-army-takes-delivery-of-five-s-70i-black-hawk-helicopters-47242/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. and Boeing will submit a joint proposal to build a demonstrator aircraft — based on Sikorsky’s X2 Technology rotorcraft design — for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role (JMR) Technology Demonstrator (TD) Phase 1 program. The JMR TD program supports the Army’s Future Vertical Lift initiative to deliver the next generation of vertical […]https://www.defencetalk.com/sikorsky-boeing-propose-x2-technology-helicopter-design-for-us-army-46999/