The King Stallion Unveiled...

[azspyder]

http://www.verticalmag.com/news/article/SikorskyunveilsCH53KKingStallionhelicopter#.U2gbRVdxpSE

[Rob Silliman]

AvWeek had an article this morning w/ some more details....

http://app.info.aviationweek.com/e/er?s=1076&lid=5557&elq=ee7b5c81adab40ca857c7dd0cb5312d4

[Scott Youmans]

Funny looking sponsons.  Apparently they did away with the external tanks. Understandable. I  guess coolness doesn't rank very high in their design optimization trade studies. Since they bolt on maybe they'll introduce some cool looking combination fuel/weapons systems in their place for special missions.