Elbit Systems is to provide a range of new equipment for installation in a dozen Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters on order for the Israeli air force.

The Israeli government has awarded Elbit Systems 400 million shekels ($129 million) to equip incoming Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters for the country’s air force. Under the deal, announced Feb.

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Israel will equip its new CH-53K “Pereh” helicopters with Israeli-made command, avionics and missile-defense systems under a ...

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 ...

As part of the preparations for receiving the CH-53K "Pereh" helicopters, the Defense Procurement Directorate (DPD) within ...

The Israeli Ministry of Defense (MoD) has contracted Elbit Systems to undertake nationally specific upgrades to Lockheed ...

The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, the U.S. Marine Corps’ newest heavy-lift helicopter, broke new ground by taking part in a fleet exercise for the first time. In a Marine Corps... The Sikorsky CH-53K ...

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 ...