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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.
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That's a B model....it's hovering!
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Sikorsky Delivers Two More CH-53K® Helicopters to U.S. Marine Corps
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), delivered two CH-53K helicopters to the U.S. Marine Corps in the final quarter of 2022. These CH-53K heavy lift helicopters join the seven already in operation at MCAS New River.
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Slightly digressing, the German STH selection is not quite crystal clear as now it turns out the H-47 purchase is double the cost
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.
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Boeing costs more than they said it would?
Slightly digressing, the German STH selection is not quite crystal clear as now it turns out the H-47 purchase is double the cost
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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Detail of the CTFD, Containerized Flight Training Device:
www.lockheedmartin.com
Training Fit for a King
Lockheed Martin’s suite of CH-53K® training devices, developed concurrently with the King Stallion™ aircraft, is enabling U.S. Marines across the United States to successfully complete their missions.
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Shades of LM there?Boeing costs more than they said it would?
Slightly digressing, the German STH selection is not quite crystal clear as now it turns out the H-47 purchase is double the cost
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.
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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.
This is so cute ! As if the CH-53K showed its baby F-35 "how to fly".
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 ?
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No.
For this test, the F-35 was stripped down, including having the engine removed.
More prosaically, I'm not sure where the quick releases are in this rig but I suspect they're at the helo end of the harness. In which case you end up trying to fly a plane with several hundred pounds of heavy chain banging around in the airflow.
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Acquisition 101: Some people should not acquire things.
35 more CH-53K contracted (the first contract post FRP) with 8 for IDF (that will now have 12 on order) :
www.defensenews.com
Notice how the unit cost (extrapolated only) has slightly nosed down.
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.
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I do love videos like that...
which puts LRIP cost-per-plane including support at $91.67mil.New USN contract for 6 new LRIP King with support (550M$):
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
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) :
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.
Notice how the unit cost (extrapolated only) has slightly nosed down.
That's already $10mil less than one of the early claims on flyaway cost, a roughly 13% reduction.
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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
Source (X fka twitter):
View: https://x.com/Israel_MOD/status/1904205854179840033?t=skzCCtu7A6jI6iwsMGqwTA&s=19
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The Hebrew word they are using is פרא, which I think more usually means "Wild Ass," an undomesticated donkey native to to the region. Google wants to translate it as just "Wild" but that's not quite right.
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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.
Which is indeed a specific species of wild donkey, cited in the Bible.
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And was also a Roman artillery piece.
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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.
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Ah, gotcha.
I was actually meaning the Pereh "tank" with the artillery reference, though.
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