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Israel Signs Deal To Buy CH-53K Helicopters

Tuesday, January 4th, 2022

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Israel Signs Deal To Buy CH-53K Helicopters

Artist rendering of a CH-53K helicopter for the Israeli Air Force. (Image: Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company).

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) signed a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) with the U.S. to procure the Lockheed Martin [LMT] Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter on Dec. 30. This final agreement came after the State Department approved a potential $3.4 billion Foreign Military Sale of 18 King Stallions to Israel last July to replace the legacy CH-53D Yasur fleet (Defense Daily, July 30, 2021). Israel’s Yasur rotorcraft have been operating for over 50 years. “We’re happy the IAF…

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