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Navy awards $143.6M to General Electric for King Stallion engines by Sommer Brokaw Washington (UPI) Sep 5, 2019 The Department of Defense has announced that the Navy awarded a nearly $143.6 million contract to General Electric Aviation for 27 King Stallion helicopter engines. The contract modification is for General Electric Aviation to continue manufacturing engines for Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift cargo helicopters in Lynn, Mass. Under the award, GE Aviation will complete low-rate initial production of 24 Lot III T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines and three Lot II engines, along with associated logistical support and spares by December 2022, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, for the U.S. Marine Corps, will produce 12 King Stallion Lot 2 and Lot 3 helicopters under contract the Pentagon announced in May. Lot 2 and Lot 3 low-rate initial production on the 12 aircraft is expected to be completed by December 2023 with the first deployment of the aircraft expected sometime in 2023 or 2024. Last month, the Defense Department announced that Sikorsky Aircraft Co. was awarded a $48.3 million U.S. Navy contract for spare parts to maintain CH-53K helicopters.
Erdogan suggests Turkey could look to Russia for jets Ankara (AFP) Aug 30, 2019 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday suggested Turkey could look to Russia for an alternative after the US excluded Ankara from its F-35 fighter jet programme. Following Turkey's controversial purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defence system, Washington discontinued Turkey's involvement in the F-35 programme. "If the US continues with the same attitude on the F-35 issue, we will take care of ourselves. Will it be the Su-35? The F-35? Or the Su-57?" Erdogan told reporters in Ankara, refer ... read more
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