An important aviation milestone was made in 1939 when the Sikorsky VS-300 made its maiden flight, becoming the first successful operational helicopter. It soon introduced the world to a new form of ...

A drone expert has gone the extra mile and developed a heavy-duty, remotely piloted platform that could, among other things, transform reforestation efforts for the better. The freshly launched Condor ...

Next week, dozens of wildland firefighters and helicopter pilots will arrive in Bend for the U.S. Forest Service’s annual rappeller certification event. The April 15-20 event will feature up to seven ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- An annual national recertification event for the U.S. Forest Service Helicopter Rappel Program is slated to occur next week on the Deschutes National Forest west of Bend, adjacent ...

The global heavy-lift drone sector recently marked a critical advance with the successful inaugural flight of the T1400 tandem unmanned helicopter. Developed and manufactured by Harbin United Aircraft ...

The program intends to deliver 200 CH-53K helicopters to replace the aging CH-53E fleet, ensuring the Marine Corps maintains its ability to project power well into this century. It’s a giant ...

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 ...

The Aspen Fire Protection District is taking early steps to assemble a team to explore the feasibility of bringing one of Colorado’s heavy firefighting helicopters to the Roaring Fork Valley. The ...

Rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky has received a nearly $11 billion Pentagon contract covering deliveries of the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter across multiple years. The $10.9 billion deal announced on ...

Belgium is to replace four NH90 TTHs (pictured) with the H145M and will look to a new heavy-lift helicopter type also. (Benoît Denet) Belgium is to replace its NHIndustries (NHI) NH90 Tactical ...