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Ruth Ann Roshia, 87, of 712 Lillian St., Watertown, NY, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2022 at her home, where she was surrounded by her loving family.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has signed a Letter of Acceptance with the United States government to purchase the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter on December 30. “We’re happy the IAF recognizes the unrivaled capabilities and performance of the K and have chosen to move forward with us,” said Colonel Jack Perrin, Program Manager, heavy lift helicopter program office (PMA-261). “Welcome to the CH-53K family!”

The CH-53 King Stallion executing night vision goggle helicopter aerial refueling. (U.S. Navy/Dane Wiedmann) 29 Jun 2021 Teams from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, have begun preparing for suitability and evaluation tests on the service's newest CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, paving the way for the service to declare the aircraft operationally ready later this year. The service is set to begin its official initial operational test and evaluation, or IOT&E, phase next month, the U.S. Navy said on Friday. The King Stallion is set to replace aging CH-53E Super St...

28-Jun-2021 Source: US Navy A contract to build nine CH-53K™ King Stallion™ helicopters with an additional contract option for nine more aircraft was awarded to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company on June 25. The Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Lot 5 contract will deliver nine aircraft in 2024 as part of a 200 aircraft program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Lot 5 contract contains an option for Lot 6, for an additional nine aircraft with a contract award in FY22. “This contract award is a testament to the hard work and dedication from the team to exec...

King Stallion Summer: CH-53K to enter operational test in July By Dan Parsons | April 23, 2021 Estimated reading time 13 minutes, 50 seconds. A fleet of four CH-53K King Stallions this summer will begin the final leg of testing for the U.S. Marine Corps’ new heavy-lift helicopter ahead of its entry to service in 2023, but work remains to ensure that milestone doesn’t slip to the following year.  The Marine Corps is in the final throes of wringing out its several engineering and manufacturing developmental 53K models ahead of initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) with aircra...