GE Aerospace Gets $1.4B For CH-53K Engines

Brian Everstine January 09, 2026

USAF Training Command Celebrates First T-7, Second Delivery Imminent Brian Everstine, brian.everstine@aviationweek.com The U.S. Air Force’s training command is set to start flying and maintaining the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk as it builds the initial, small fleet. Air Education and Training Command on Jan. 9 hosted a ceremony at Joint Base Randolph, Texas, to mark the delivery of the command’s first T-7A, which had arrived a month before. Brig. Gen. Matthew Leard, the director of plans, programs, requirements an — CH-53K

Credit: U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy on Jan. 8 awarded GE Aerospace a $1.4 billion contract for five lots of T408 engines to power the Sikorsky CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter for the U.S. Marine Corps. Naval Air Systems Command’s contract to the company covers lots nine through 13 for the engine, following six previous...

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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