Featured in SikorskyBYThomas NewdickSep 10, 2021ShareMarines’ CH-53K King Stallion Lifts Stricken MH-60 Seahawk In Its First Real-World MissionThe CH-53K’s retrieval of an MH-60S Seahawk from a mountain valley is a big step for Pentagon’s most powerful helicopter. BYThomas NewdickSep 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Thomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareThe Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust CloudThere are major concerns that serious engine issues could crop up after 21 minutes of cumulative exposure to these brownout conditions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Thomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBoeing And Lockheed Martin Reveal What Could Be The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk ReplacementBoeing and Lockheed are facing off against Bell to provide a solution that is faster, more maneuverable, and otherwise more capable than the H-60. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 21, 2021ShareThe VH-3 Marine One Helicopter Has Flown Its Last President Into RetirementAfter six decades, the end of the venerable VH-3’s career is now clearly in sight as its VH-92 replacement gets set to take center stage. BYTyler RogowayJan 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk HelicopterAlmost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareGermany Axes Plan To Buy Either Sikorsky CH-53K Or Boeing CH-47 HelicoptersOffers for the Boeing CH-47 and Sikorsky CH-53K were both judged too expensive. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareDonald Trump’s Famous S-76 Helicopter Is For SaleThe red and black helicopter that was owned by the 45th President and starred in The Apprentice is now for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A ShipIn the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareNew Marine One VH-92A Helicopters Could Be Joined By Fleet Of CH-92A Trainer-TransportsThe CH-92As could help train Marine One crews and move around the White House staff and press corps, among other duties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 HelicoptersThe agency has three of these helicopters assigned to a Virginia-based unit with a somewhat murky mission. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon HelicopterThe Army wants to buy hundreds of examples of the winning design to fill the gap left by the early retirement of its OH-58D scout helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareI Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The RisksThe truth is that accidentally flying into clouds happens more than anyone wants to admit. I break down the Kobe crash and my own brush with death. BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program OfficialsSikorsky is betting huge on its X2 technology, but there’s still much to understand about it and how they see it as the future of vertical lift. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share12
BYThomas NewdickSep 10, 2021ShareMarines’ CH-53K King Stallion Lifts Stricken MH-60 Seahawk In Its First Real-World MissionThe CH-53K’s retrieval of an MH-60S Seahawk from a mountain valley is a big step for Pentagon’s most powerful helicopter. BYThomas NewdickSep 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021ShareThe Navy Has Dozens More MH-60R Helicopters Than It Needs Due To LCS DebacleThe service blew over a billion dollars on choppers it might never have a use for and is spending even more to keep them sitting in storage. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Thomas NewdickMar 2, 2021ShareThe Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust CloudThere are major concerns that serious engine issues could crop up after 21 minutes of cumulative exposure to these brownout conditions. BYJoseph Trevithick and Thomas NewdickMar 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021ShareCH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift HelicopterThe Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021ShareBoeing And Lockheed Martin Reveal What Could Be The Army’s UH-60 Black Hawk ReplacementBoeing and Lockheed are facing off against Bell to provide a solution that is faster, more maneuverable, and otherwise more capable than the H-60. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 25, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 21, 2021ShareThe VH-3 Marine One Helicopter Has Flown Its Last President Into RetirementAfter six decades, the end of the venerable VH-3’s career is now clearly in sight as its VH-92 replacement gets set to take center stage. BYTyler RogowayJan 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020ShareThe Air Force’s Brand New HH-60W Rescue Helicopters Already Need Major UpgradesSome of the capabilities the Air Force wants to add to the HH-60Ws are already found on the existing HH-60Gs they’re supposed to replace. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThis Is The First Photo Ever Of A Stealthy Black Hawk HelicopterAlmost a decade since we learned of the stealth Black Hawks used in the Bin Laden raid, we have seen no images of them or of their lineage, until now. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020ShareGermany Axes Plan To Buy Either Sikorsky CH-53K Or Boeing CH-47 HelicoptersOffers for the Boeing CH-47 and Sikorsky CH-53K were both judged too expensive. BYThomas NewdickNov 10, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020ShareDonald Trump’s Famous S-76 Helicopter Is For SaleThe red and black helicopter that was owned by the 45th President and starred in The Apprentice is now for sale. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A ShipIn the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020ShareNew Marine One VH-92A Helicopters Could Be Joined By Fleet Of CH-92A Trainer-TransportsThe CH-92As could help train Marine One crews and move around the White House staff and press corps, among other duties. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 22, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020ShareThe Mysterious Case Of Customs And Border Protection’s Unmarked S-76 HelicoptersThe agency has three of these helicopters assigned to a Virginia-based unit with a somewhat murky mission. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 23, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020ShareBell And Sikorsky To Compete Head To Head To Make The Army’s Future Armed Recon HelicopterThe Army wants to buy hundreds of examples of the winning design to fill the gap left by the early retirement of its OH-58D scout helicopters. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 25, 2020Share
BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020ShareI Almost Died Flying Into A Mountain Near Kobe’s Crash: Veteran Navy Pilot Explains The RisksThe truth is that accidentally flying into clouds happens more than anyone wants to admit. I break down the Kobe crash and my own brush with death. BYChris HarmerFeb 20, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWe Talk Everything S-97 Raider And SB>1 Defiant With Sikorsky’s Top Program OfficialsSikorsky is betting huge on its X2 technology, but there’s still much to understand about it and how they see it as the future of vertical lift. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
