And more.Excellent news, hope the Corps gets all 200 they want.
And more.Excellent news, hope the Corps gets all 200 they want.
That's a B model....it's hovering!
Why is it that this has lost out overall as a model to the Chinook for foreign sales?
Boeing costs more than they said it would?Why is it that this has lost out overall as a model to the Chinook for foreign sales?
Slightly digressing, the German STH selection is not quite crystal clear as now it turns out the H-47 purchase is double the cost
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Chinook helicopters could cost Germany twice as much as planned, Business Insider reports
Germany's planned purchase of 60 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters manufactured by Boeing to replace its ageing CH-53 fleet could cost twice as much as planned, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing several government and industry sources.www.reuters.com
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Shades of LM there?Boeing costs more than they said it would?Why is it that this has lost out overall as a model to the Chinook for foreign sales?
Slightly digressing, the German STH selection is not quite crystal clear as now it turns out the H-47 purchase is double the cost
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Chinook helicopters could cost Germany twice as much as planned, Business Insider reports
Germany's planned purchase of 60 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters manufactured by Boeing to replace its ageing CH-53 fleet could cost twice as much as planned, Business Insider reported on Thursday, citing several government and industry sources.www.reuters.com
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New USMC CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Sling-Loads An F-35 (Updated)
The U.S. military's heaviest-lifting helicopter continues to show off its abilities, this time taking an F-35C for a ride.www.thedrive.com
Now that's begs one crazy question. Could a CH-53K lift a F-35B and then drop it midair - and then the F-35B flies away ?
I do love videos like that...Nice video, it has that funny frame rate effect where the rotors are hardly moving.
which puts LRIP cost-per-plane including support at $91.67mil.New USN contract for 6 new LRIP King with support (550M$):
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Sikorsky Gets $550M Navy Contract Modification to Build Additional Heavy-Lift Helicopters - GovCon Wire
Looking for the latest GovCon News? Check out our story: Sikorsky Gets $550M Navy Contract Modification to Build Additional Heavy-Lift Helicopters. Click to read more!www.govconwire.com
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Contracts for October 26, 2020
Today's Defense Department contracts valued at $7 million or more are now live on Defense.gov.www.defense.gov
2700/35 = $77.14mil flyaway cost.35 more CH-53K contracted (the first contract post FRP) with 8 for IDF (that will now have 12 on order) :
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US Navy awards Sikorsky $2.7 billion for 35 CH-53K helicopters
The contract covers 12 lot 7 and 15 lot 8 aircraft for the U.S. Marine Corps, as well as eight aircraft for the Israeli Air Force.www.defensenews.com
Notice how the unit cost (extrapolated only) has slightly nosed down.
I might be wrong, but IMHO the Hebrew word "Pere" means "bull" in English.
Source (X fka twitter):
View: https://x.com/Israel_MOD/status/1904205854179840033?t=skzCCtu7A6jI6iwsMGqwTA&s=19
And was also a Roman artillery piece.When פרא (pereh) was used as the designator for a Magach variant (the missile launcher for Tammuz, then Spike N-Loss missiles) 15-20 years ago, Tsahal used the translation "Onager".
Which is indeed a specific species of wild donkey, cited in the Bible.
Indeed, but in this case it is about the wild ass from the tanakh (Job 39:5), because the heyl ha'avir now names its helos after animals, like petrel, owl, cobra, viper, bat.And was also a Roman artillery piece.
Ah, gotcha.Indeed, but in this case it is about the wild ass from the tanakh (Job 39:5), because the heyl ha'avir now names its helos after animals, like petrel, owl, cobra, viper, bat.