• Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
Helicopter Flight Training Sponsors
 Search

Categories

 Search

Articles for tag Marines


Oct
11
2022

KAMAN SELECTED TO BUILD CARGO UAS PROTOTYPE FOR U.S. MARINES

Posted by Admin

BLOOMFIELD, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 10, 2022– Kaman Air Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE:KAMN) announced today that they have been selected to build a logistics UAS prototype for the United States Marine Corps. Kaman will build a funded military version of its KARGO UAV, a purpose-built autonomous medium-lift logistics vehicle. KARGO UAV carries up to 800 pounds of payload and is designed to operate in austere environments.

[Read More...]

Tags: Kaman Marines UAS US Marine Corps US Marines
Categories: Press Releases


Aug
17
2022

U.S. Navy Expands CH-53K® Training With Additional Simulators

Posted by Admin

ORLANDO, Fla., August 17, 2022 – The United States Marines will gain additional training opportunities preparing them to operate the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy lift helicopter. The aircraft is the  most modern and powerful helicopter in Department of Defense inventory capable of moving troops and equipment from ship to shore, and to higher altitude terrain, more quickly and effectively than ever before.

[Read More...]

Tags: CH-53K Lockheed Martin Marines US Marine Corps
Categories: Press Releases


Jul
14
2022

Sikorsky Delivers CH-53K® Helicopter To U.S. Marine Corps

Posted by Admin

STRATFORD, CONN., July 14, 2022 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company (NYSE: LMT), delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) CH-53K helicopter ahead of contract schedule to the U.S. Marine Corps. This aircraft, built in Sikorsky’s digital factory, is the first CH-53K from the Lot 2 LRIP contract awarded by the U.S. Navy in 2019, and the seventh overall delivered to the fleet.  The CH‑53K’s heavy-lift capabilities exceed all other U.S. Department of Defense rotary wing platforms and is the only heavy-lift helicopter that will remain in production through 2032 and beyond.

[Read More...]

Tags: CH53K Lockheed Martin Marine Corps Marines Sikorsky US Navy
Categories: Press Releases


Jul
08
2022

Bristow Group participates in AW609 tiltrotor demonstration flight

Posted by Admin

Philadelphia, 7 July 2022 - Bristow Group, the global leader in vertical lift solutions and launch customer for the AW609 Tiltrotor in the United States, participated in a demonstration flight in Philadelphia on May 11. Bryan Willows, Bristow Program Manager for Advanced Air Mobility, an aviator who previously flew the MV-22 Osprey for the U.S. Marine Corps, piloted the aircraft.

[Read More...]

Tags: AW609 Bristow Group Leonardo Marines MV-22 Osprey US Marine Corps
Categories: Press Releases