On 14 October 1964, the YCH-53A, a prototype heavy-lift cargo helicopter which would later become known as the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, made its maiden flight. The new rotorcraft owed its origins to the United […]
On 5th July, the office of German Ministry of Defence announced that budget committee of Bundestag, the German parliament, finally approved the purchase of sixty heavy light CH-47F Chinook rotorcraft. It is supposed that the […]
At the beginning of February 2023, Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopter performed a series of evaluation flights at sea. The example of the rotorcraft, assigned to the US Navy, successfully completed its sea […]
On 14th October 1964, YCH-53A – prototype of heavy lift cargo helicopter (later known as Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion), performed its maiden flight. The CH-53 owns its origins to the United States Marine Corps and […]
On 29th September 2020, the Federal Ministry of Defence informed about cancellation of the procurement procedure for the new German heavy-lift helicopter. As a result, there will be no conclusion of the purchase agreement in […]
The Luftwaffe operated CH-53GS heavy-lift helicopter, returning from the evening COMAO mission to the 22nd Air Force Base in Náměšť nad Oslavou– photo taken in May 2019, during joint tactical helicopter exercise Dark Blade 2019. […]
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