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{{Infobox company
| name = Sikorsky
| logo = Sikorsky Aircraft Logo.
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1923}}
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| location_country = United States
| location = <!-- this parameter modifies "Headquarters" -->
| key_people = Paul Lemmo ([[president (corporate title)|President]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/schultz.html |title=Daniel C. Schultz · Lockheed Martin |website=Lockheedmartin.com |access-date=March 10, 2016 |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309010905/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/who-we-are/leadership/schultz.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| area_served =
| industry = [[Aviation]] <br>[[Defense industry]]
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| num_employees = 15,975<ref>{{cite
| num_employees_year = 2014
| parent = {{bulleted list |[[United Aircraft and Transport Corporation]] (1929-1934)|[[United Aircraft]] Corporation (1934-1974)|[[United Technologies]] (1975-2015)| [[Lockheed Martin]] (2015-)}}
| divisions = * Sikorsky Development Flight Centre, [[West Palm Beach, Florida]], US (founded 1977)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://bomanite.com/projectprofile/sikorsky-development-flight-center/ |title=Sikorsky Development Flight Center |language=en-US |access-date=February 9, 2019}}</ref>
| subsid = [[Schweizer Aircraft]] (closed 2012) <br/>[[PZL-Mielec|PZL Mielec]] (now a Lockheed Martin subsidiary)
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'''Sikorsky Aircraft''' is an American [[aircraft manufacturer]] based in [[Stratford, Connecticut]]. It was established by the Russian aviation pioneer [[Igor Sikorsky]] in 1923, and was among the first companies to manufacture [[helicopter]]s for civilian and military use. It also produced [[seaplanes]] for passenger transport and surface vehicles such as trains and boats.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sikorskyarchives.com/home/sikorsky-product-history/surface-vehicles/ |title=Surface Vehicles – Igor I Sikorsky Historical Archives}}</ref>
==History==
On March 5, 1923, the '''Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation''' was founded near [[Roosevelt Field (airport)|Roosevelt Field]], New York, by [[Igor Sikorsky]], an immigrant to the United States who was born in [[Kyiv]], Ukraine (then part of the [[Russian Empire]]).<!-- Note it was in the [[Russian Empire]] at the time. Please do not add either Russian- or Ukrainian- here — this dispute is not worth an edit war, and is better handled in Igor's bio article, not here. --><ref name="Sik_history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid%3D2dd9e39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD |title= About Sikorsky |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702104052/http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2dd9e39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD |archive-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name=winged>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |year=1944 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |isbn=9781258163556 |pages=160}}</ref> In 1925, the company name was changed to '''Sikorsky Manufacturing Company'''.<ref name=wing>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |year=1944 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |isbn=9781258163556 |page=185}}</ref> After the success of the [[Sikorsky S-38|S-38]], the company was reorganized as the '''Sikorsky Aviation Corporation''' with capital of $5,000,000, allowing the purchase of land and the building of a modern aircraft factory in Stratford. In 1929, the company moved to [[Stratford, Connecticut]], and it became a part of [[United Aircraft and Transport Corporation]] (later [[United Technologies Corporation]] or UTC) in July of that year.<ref name="Spenser 1998">Spenser 1998</ref><ref name="is">{{cite book |last1=Sikorsky |first1=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |date=1952 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |pages=154,183–184}}</ref>▼
▲On March 5, 1923, the '''Sikorsky Aero Engineering Corporation''' was founded near [[Roosevelt Field (airport)|Roosevelt Field]], New York, by [[Igor Sikorsky]], an immigrant to the United States who was born in [[Kyiv]].<!-- Note it was in the [[Russian Empire at the time. Please do not add either Russian- or Ukrainian- here — this dispute is not worth an edit war, and is better handled in Igor's bio article, not here. --><ref name="Sik_history">{{cite web |url=http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid%3D2dd9e39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD |title= About Sikorsky |access-date=June 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702104052/http://www.sikorsky.com/vgn-ext-templating-SIK/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2dd9e39d40a78110VgnVCM1000001382000aRCRD |archive-date=July 2, 2009}}</ref><ref name=winged>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |year=1944 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |isbn=9781258163556 |pages=160}}</ref> In 1925, the company name was changed to '''Sikorsky Manufacturing Company'''.<ref name=wing>{{cite book |last=Sikorsky |first=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |year=1944 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |isbn=9781258163556 |page=185}}</ref> After the success of the [[Sikorsky S-38|S-38]], the company was reorganized as the '''Sikorsky Aviation Corporation''' with capital of $5,000,000, allowing the purchase of land and the building of a modern aircraft factory in Stratford. In 1929, the company moved to [[Stratford, Connecticut]], and it became a part of [[United Aircraft and Transport Corporation]] (later [[United Technologies Corporation]] or UTC) in July of that year.<ref name="Spenser 1998">Spenser 1998</ref><ref name="is">{{cite book |last1=Sikorsky |first1=Igor |title=The Story of the Winged-S |date=1952 |publisher=Dodd, Mead & Company |location=New York |pages=154,183–184}}</ref>
[[File:Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation ad Model S-42 Clipper Flying Boat 1937.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Advertisement for [[Sikorsky S-42]] Clipper flying boat from 1937]]
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In February 2009, Sikorsky Global Helicopters was created as a business unit of Sikorsky Aircraft to focus on the construction and marketing of commercial helicopters.<ref name="press">Sikorsky Press Release, February 23, 2009</ref> The business unit combined the main civil helicopters that were produced by Sikorsky Aircraft and the helicopter business of Schweizer Aircraft that Sikorsky had acquired in 2004.<ref name="press" /> It was based at [[Coatesville, Pennsylvania]] until 2022.<ref name="press" />
In 2011, Sikorsky laid off 400 workers at the Hawk Works plant, and later in 2012 the remaining 570 workers and closed all Sikorsky facilities in Chemung County; moving the military completion work to their West Palm Beach, Florida, facility.<ref>{{cite
Sikorsky's main plant and administrative offices are located in Stratford, Connecticut, as is a large company-owned private heliport {{airport codes||KJSD|JSD}}.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=airnav.com|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/JSD|date=August 13, 2002|access-date=August 23, 2020|title=Sikorsky Heliport}}</ref> Other Sikorsky facilities are in [[Trumbull, Connecticut|Trumbull]], [[Shelton, Connecticut|Shelton]], and [[Bridgeport, Connecticut]] (with small company heliport {{airport codes|||CT37}});<ref>{{cite web|publisher=airnav.com|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/CT37|date=August 13, 2002|access-date=August 23, 2020|title=Sikorsky Bridgeport Heliport}}</ref> [[Fort Worth, Texas]]; [[West Palm Beach, Florida]]; and [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] and [[Troy, Alabama]]. Sikorsky-owned subsidiaries are in [[Grand Prairie, Texas]], and elsewhere around the world.
In 2023, Sikorsky Aircraft celebrated their 100-year anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikorsky, A 100-year legacy of innovation |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/capabilities/sikorsky/sikorsky100.html |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Lockheed Martin |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=#Sikorsky100: Our People |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrWdNh0vHFk |access-date=2024-01-22 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sikorsky Celebrates 100th Anniversary by Highlighting its Enduring Support of Missions in Europe at Paris Air Show |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2023-06-19-Sikorsky-Celebrates-100th-Anniversary-by-Highlighting-its-Enduring-Support-of-Missions-in-Europe-at-Paris-Air-Show |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=Media - Lockheed Martin}}</ref>
===Acquisition===
In 2015, UTC considered Sikorsky to be less profitable than its other subsidiaries, and analyzed a possible [[Corporate spin-off|spin-off]] rather than a tax-heavy sale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.utc.com/News/Pages/United-Technologies-To-Explore-Strategic-Alternatives-For-Its-Sikorsky-Aircraft-Business.aspx |title=United Technologies To Explore Strategic Alternatives For Its Sikorsky Aircraft Business
On July 20, 2015, [[Lockheed Martin]] announced an agreement to purchase Sikorsky from UTC for $9.0 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/july/sikorsky-acquisition-strategic-review.html |title=Lockheed Martin to Acquire Sikorsky Aircraft and Conduct Strategic Review of IT and Technical Services Businesses |access-date=July 20, 2015}}</ref> The deal required review from eight different jurisdictions, and the final approval came in November 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/LockheedMartinreceivesfinalregulatoryapprovalneededtocloseSi |title=Lockheed Martin receives final regulatory approval needed to close Sikorsky acquisition| Vertical Magazine - The Pulse of the Helicopter Industry |website=Verticalmag.com |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref> The sale was completed on November 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2015/november/151106-lockheed-martin-acquires-sikorsky.html |title=Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft · Lockheed Martin |website=Lockheedmartin.com |access-date=March 10, 2016}}</ref>
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| S-92 || [[Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone|CH-148 Cyclone]] || 2018 || current || 28,650 || 13 || Canadian military S-92 to replace the CH-124 Sea King
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| S-95<ref>[https://sikorskyarchives.com/sikorsky-builds-marine-corps-heavy-lift/ Sikorsky Builds Marine Corps Heavy Lift]</ref> || [[Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion|CH-53K King Stallion]] || 2018 || current || 84,700 || 38.4 || CH-53E Super Stallion/S-80 development
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| S-46 || [[Vought-Sikorsky VS-300|VS-300]] || 1939 || 1,150 || 0.52 || first US single lifting rotor helicopter
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| S-50 || || || || || projected small helicopter; only a wooden mockup built
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| S-53 || [[Sikorsky XHJS|XHJS-1]] || 1947 || || || naval utility, two prototypes
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| [[Sikorsky R-4|S-54]] || || 1948 || || || R-4B modified to a "sesqui-tandem" configuration
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| S-59 || [[Sikorsky XH-39|XH-39]] || 1953 || 3,361 || 1.53 || 2 H-18s converted to use one turbine, 1 prototype
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| [[Sikorsky S-75|S-75]] || || 1984 || 8,470 || 3.82 || advanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP) all-composite, two prototypes
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| [[Sikorsky S-97 Raider|S-97 Raider]] || AAS || 2015 || 11,000 || 4.99 || US Army [[Armed Aerial Scout]] proposed compound helicopter
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| [[Sikorsky–Boeing SB-1 Defiant|S-100]] || SB>1 Defiant || 2019 || || || compound helicopter prototype with rigid coaxial rotors for US Army's [[Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft]] competition
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| [[Sikorsky Firefly|Firefly]] || || || || || electric S-300 unveiled in 2010
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| [[Sikorsky X2|X2]] || || 2008 || 6,000 || 2.72 || experimental high-speed compound helicopter
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* [https://www.helis.com/timeline/sikorsky.php Sikorsky Timeline at the Helicopter History Site]
* [https://www.sikorskyarchives.com/ Sikorsky Archives site]
* {{cite web |title=Patents owned by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation |work=US Patent & Trademark Office |
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