Boeing, Sikorsky Vie To Provide Germany’s Next Heavy Helicopter

Credit: Johannes Heyn/Bundeswehr
Berlin’s wish to replace its aging license-produced CH-53G Stallions with an off-the-shelf product means there will be a face-off between Boeing’s CH-47 Chinook and Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion. Germany has a requirement for as many as 60 heavy-lift helicopters, making it potentially one of the...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

Subscription Required

 

This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.

Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.

Already an AWIN subscriber? Login

 

Did you know?  Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.