An important aviation milestone was made in 1939 when the Sikorsky VS-300 made its maiden flight, becoming the first successful operational helicopter. It soon introduced the world to a new form of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Marine Corps’ CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program is preparing for a first deployment in 2025 as ...

Nepal seeks aerial cranes for construction transport instead of six helicopters offered under US Foreign Military Financing ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging ...

In combat operations, moving people, ordnance, or supplies, is one of the most important aspects of keeping a fighting force effective. During World War II, troops, Jeeps, and foodstuffs were moved ...

In November, Columbia Helicopters shipped its fifth helicopter to Afghanistan to assist the U.S. military. Columbia and other heavy-lift helicopter companies in Oregon have diversified into new ...

In a bid to plug a critical heavy-lift gap, the MoD has floated an RFI to damp lease three ultra-heavy helicopters for the ...

Sikorsky is starting to build a dozen CH-53K King Stallion helicopters under a new $1.13 billion military contract. The Stratford company, a division of Lockheed Martin, will begin delivering the ...

Belgium is to replace four NH90 TTHs (pictured) with the H145M and will look to a new heavy-lift helicopter type also. (Benoît Denet) Belgium is to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 Tactical ...

The U.S. Marine Corps’ CH-53K King Stallion has, for the first time, lifted another CH-53K in a recovery rigging evaluation. Conducted by HX-21 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, the test validated ...

MASCOUTAH — North American Helicopter on March 6 debuted its newly acquired K-MAX® medium-to-heavy lift aircraft with an aerial firefighting demonstration at MidAmerica St. Louis Airport in Mascoutah.

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) test the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune on Dec. 16, 2021. US Marine Corps ...