For about 76 years, helicopters have served the world as an important alternative to fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters can go places and do things that airplanes cannot, like save mariners stuck at sea ...

What does it take to build a military vehicle? A company must prove it can manufacture machines that get the job done, keep their occupants safe, and most important of all, cost less than similar ...

The Department of Defense said Tuesday the modification to the cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price contract covers additional services, including compatibility assessments, engineering models, cost ...

STAMFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Sikorsky will receive $480 million in federal funds to build two helicopter models in a move Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) called a “blockbuster” contract that is “crucial ...

The U.S. Dept. of Defense issued a $232.4-million modification to an existing contract with Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., covering acquisition of “long-lead time materials” in the lead-up to full-rate ...

Sikorsky Aircraft, the Stratford-based helicopter manufacturer, has been awarded a nearly $11 billion contract with the U.S. Navy in a major win for the state. The Connecticut helicopter manufacturer, ...

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has secured a $10.86 billion contract from the U.S. Navy to produce up to 99 CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the Marine Corps over the next five ...

Helicopter maker Sikorsky has announced the death of Sergei Sikorsky, the son of founder Igor Sikorsky. Sergei passed away Sept. 18, at the age of 100. A military veteran, he served in the helicopter ...

The famed Wright brothers made history in December 1903 with their inaugural flight at Kitty Hawk. Just over six decades later, our understanding of flight advanced so far that Yuri Gagarin became the ...

The Trump administration signed off on a $10.3 billion purchase of Sikorsky helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, a critical contract for the Stratford manufacturer after the Army last year Army ...

CH-53K helicopters on final assembly at Sikorsky Aircraft headquarters in Stratford. Contributed Photo. Lockheed Martin has lowered the sales forecast for its rotor and mission systems division by ...