Sikorsky announced on 24 August, that the United States Navy had awarded it a contract worth $2.7 billion to build and deliver 35 CH-53K King Stallions, the largest order signed… Continue reading "U.S. Navy Signs $2.7 Billion Contract For 35 CH-53K King Stallions"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. We welcome New Year with a raft of interesting articles focused on… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (3-7 January)"
On Friday, December 31, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that it had signed a $3.1 billion deal with the US government for 12 Lockheed Martin CH-53K heavy transport helicopters… Continue reading "Israel Signs An Agreement To Purchase 12 CH-53K King Stallions And Two KC-46 Pegasus Refueling Aircraft"
On the 4 September, a CH-53K from (Evaluation Squadron One) VMX-1 recovered a Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter from Mount Hogue, California. The two-day operation marked the first operational debut of… Continue reading "CH-53K Lifts Stricken MH-60S During Operational Debut"
Welcome to another Weekend Briefing, where we round-up the week’s most important defense news and some of the stories that may have flown under the radar. This week at Overt… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (2-6 August)"
According to a notification issued by the US State Department the sale of up to 18 CH-53K heavy-lift cargo helicopters to Israel has been cleared, in a transaction worth $3.4… Continue reading "US State Department Greenlights The Sale of CH-53K Helicopters to Israel"
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) are planning to request early delivery of two Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling aircraft to replace ageing Boeing 707 ‘Re’em’ variants currently in service. According… Continue reading "IAF to Fast-track KC-46A Refuelers Amidst Delay on HELO Replacements"