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Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation Weapon Systems

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation is a United States rotary-wing aircraft builder best known for military and maritime helicopters, including the MH-60S Seahawk attached to this catalog.

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Founded by Igor Sikorsky in 1923, the company moved through early seaplane and aircraft work before becoming one of the defining U.S. helicopter manufacturers.

Sikorsky is now operated as Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. Its catalog connection here is the MH-60S Seahawk, a U.S. Navy multi-mission helicopter used for shipboard combat support, logistics, recovery, and maritime operations.

Military helicoptersNaval helicoptersCommercial helicoptersRotary-wing sustainment

Notable Systems

MH-60S Seahawk

U.S. Navy multi-mission maritime helicopter based on the UH-60L Black Hawk and listed by the Navy with Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, as contractor.

Sources: MH-60S Seahawk

H-60 Black Hawk and Seahawk families

Lockheed Martin's SEC acquisition note described Sikorsky helicopter products including H-60 Black Hawk and MH-60R Seahawk military helicopters.

Sources: Lockheed Martin 2015 Sikorsky Acquisition Note

CH-53K and H-92

The same acquisition note listed CH-53K and H-92 among Sikorsky military helicopter products, alongside commercial S-76 and S-92 lines.

Sources: Lockheed Martin 2015 Sikorsky Acquisition Note

Builder History

  1. Sikorsky Aero Engineering formed

    Igor Sikorsky formed Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation in New York with a group of immigrant backers.

    Sources: Sikorsky Company Timeline

  2. Move to Stratford

    Sikorsky moved production to Stratford, Connecticut, to expand seaplane work along the Housatonic River.

    Sources: Sikorsky Company Timeline

  3. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation name adopted

    The historical timeline records the company name change to Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in December 1934.

    Sources: Sikorsky Company Timeline

  4. Helicopter production company separated

    After a production contract for the R-4 helicopter, Vought-Sikorsky was separated and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation was restored as the helicopter business.

    Sources: Sikorsky Company Timeline

  5. North Main Street headquarters

    Sikorsky moved its headquarters to an 800,000-square-foot plant on North Main Street in Stratford.

    Sources: Sikorsky Company Timeline

  6. Lockheed Martin acquisition completed

    Lockheed Martin completed its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft, making Sikorsky a wholly owned subsidiary and retaining headquarters in Stratford.

    Sources: Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft, Lockheed Martin 2015 Sikorsky Acquisition Note

Successors
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company
Website links
Sikorsky official pageLockheed Martin acquisition releaseSikorsky company timeline

The catalog facet uses the legacy legal-style name Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, while current public branding is Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. This profile keeps both names as aliases to avoid duplicate builder archives.

Builder Sources

  • Sikorsky Official PagePublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Official Sikorsky page used for current branding, website, and broad vertical-lift manufacturer context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Sikorsky AircraftPublisher: Lockheed Martin | Note: Documents Lockheed Martin's completed acquisition, current Sikorsky branding, Stratford headquarters retention, and rotary-wing business context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Lockheed Martin 2015 Sikorsky Acquisition NotePublisher: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Note: Regulatory filing note states Sikorsky became a wholly owned Lockheed Martin subsidiary and identifies major military and commercial helicopter product lines. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Sikorsky Company TimelinePublisher: Igor I. Sikorsky Historical Archives | Note: Historical timeline used for founding, legacy names, Stratford moves, and key company milestones. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • MH-60S SeahawkPublisher: United States Navy | Note: U.S. Navy fact file identifies the MH-60S mission set, specifications, deployment date, and contractor as Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Aerial View of the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft FactoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and reuse source: Commons identifies the 1947 Stratford factory image as a U.S. Navy work in the public domain, directly related to Sikorsky's aircraft factory history. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator, Special operations gunship helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsUnited States-Venezuela ConflictMH-60L Direct Action PenetratorSpecial operations gunship helicopterBuilt in: United StatesThe MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator is a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment gunship conversion of the UH-60L/MH-60 Black Hawk, trading troop-carrying capacity for modular cannons, rockets, guided missiles, sensors, and night-raid support. Venezuela conflict reporting documents DAP Black Hawks in U.S. special operations use, while also noting that current operational DAPs are MH-60M airframes derived from the same mission configuration.