For example, we have installed more than eight new titanium machining centers, designed and implemented a new final assembly test facility with multi-floor ergonomic work platforms, installed 10-ton cranes, and now have 3D work instructions on the factory floor. A Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion (Photo by US Marine Corps Lance Cpl. The CH-53K will conduct expeditionary The CH-53K will have new engines and cockpit avionics layout, and will have more than twice the lift capacity and combat radius of the CH-53E.

This was thought to be a plus in the competition. The CH-53K is the only sea-based, long range, heavy-lift helicopter in production and will immediately provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. These investments in systems, personnel, and our facilities have elevated Sikorsky's manufacturing technology and capabilities to meet production requirements of the CH-53K for domestic and international customers. She has proven a most versatile mount when it comes to hauling heavy equipment (including artillery batteries), troop concentrations, battling wild fires and evacuating wounded personnel.

However, in 2011, the company laid off 400 employees at the Hawk Works plant and 570 more in 2012.

Sikorsky had recently built a heavy-lift hoist test facility at the Stratford plant, the only one like it in the United States. The King Stallion is in the midst of a The CH-53K, which has proven it can lift more than 36,000 pounds, is the most powerful heavy lift helicopter ever built in Accomplishments to date include: high altitude, hot temperature, and degraded visual environment flights, maximum weight single-point cargo hook sling load of 36,000 pounds (16,329 kilograms); forward flight speed of over 200 knots; 60 degrees angle of bank turns; altitude of 18,500 feet mean sea level (MSL); 12-degree slope landings and takeoffs; external load auto-jettison; and gunfire testing. It uses common reusable processing elements in an open-systems architecture based on commercial standards.The Collins Aerospace CAAS avionics initially was developed for the Special Operations Forces' MH-47 and MH-60 helicopter fleets. The Corps has ordered 200 of the helicopters at a reported price of $25 billion.

"We have transformed our factory for the future and implemented a model for all future helicopter programs," Falk said. "The all-new CH-53K, designed to be intelligent, reliable, low maintenance and survivable in the most difficult conditions, has flown more than 1,400 test hours and has met all the outer reaches of the test envelope.

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The new CH-53K will have heavy-lift capabilities that exceed all other DoD rotary wing-platforms and it is the only heavy lifter that will remain in production through 2032 and beyond"Sikorsky employees and our nationwide supply chain are ready to ramp up CH-53K production to support deployment of this modern, safe and reliable aircraft in 2023-2024," said Sikorsky Program Director Lockheed Martin, Sikorsky, and its suppliers have made significant investments in facilities, machinery, tooling, and workforce training to ramp-up production required for the CH-53K program. Sikorsky and Rheinmetall have submitted a bid with the German Bundeswehr for the production and operation of the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion as the new heavy-lift … A wider cargo hold to enable the new aircraft to carry a light combat vehicle internally, and will have new composite rotor blades.

Contracts to build the actual helicopters will come later.Last May Sikorsky won a $1.13 billion order to build 12 new CH-53K helicopters and avionics.The CH-53K sea-based, long range, helicopter is designed to provide three times the lift capability of its predecessor. For more information contact Sikorsky Aircraft online at Sign up for Military & Aerospace Electronics eNewsletters© 2020 Endeavor Business Media, LLC.

It will use the General Electric GE38-1B engine.It can operate at high altitudes, hot temperatures, and in degraded visual conditions; sling load 36,000 pounds; can fly faster than 200 knots; can make 60-degree-angle bank turns; can climb to 18,500 feet above sea level; conduct 12-degree slope landings and takeoffs; and can auto-jettison external loads, and survive gunfire.The CH-53K first flew in late 2015, and the helicopter was introduced to Marine Corps squadrons in 2018. Sikorsky remains committed to continuing to reduce costs over the life of the program. The aircraft is designed with three 7,500-shp engines, new composite rotor … All rights reserved.

In addition to the CH-53K, CAAS avionics also has been selected for the CH-47F, MH-60T, MH-65E, and VH-60N aircraft.The Sanmina-SCI FireComm Intercommunications Control System for the CH-53K uses digital processing techniques and controls.

The CAAS integrates several communications, navigation and mission subsystems through its Flight2 system. The Sikorsky CH-53K “King Stallion” is a heavy-lift cargo helicopter being developed for the United States Marine Corps. All Rights Reserved. The new CH-53K will have heavy-lift capabilities that exceed all other DoD rotary wing-platforms and it is the only heavy lifter that will remain in production through 2032 and beyond.