Lockheed Martin Corp.’s LMT business unit, Sikorsky Aircraft, recently clinched a contract involving its CH-53K helicopter. The award has been provided by the Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon ...

Patuxent River, Md. — The U.S. Navy has expanded the operational capabilities of its CH-53E Super Stallion heavy lift helicopter with successful testing of hand-launched sonobuoy deployments ...

Reminiscent of early-World War I bomber tactics, the Navy has tested hand-deploying sonobuoys from the CH-53E heavy-lift helicopter. Announced on Sept.

Current iterations of the CH-47 Chinook have an empty weight of around 26,300 lbs (11,930 kg). Fully loaded, they can weigh as much as 54,000 lbs (24,500 kg), making it one of the heaviest ...