Spirit Defense builds fuselages for Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter.
Credit: Lockheed Martin
FARNBOROUGH—During the 2024 Farnborough Airshow, one of the biggest defense headlines emerged on the third day. Boeing’s reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems was being finalized. As that process played out, Aviation Week learned that Bell was going to drop Spirit as a supplier for its tiltrotor it is...
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