Warzone/The Drive: USMC's Huge New CH-53K King Stallion Helicopter Has Not So Tiny Problems, Faces More Delays
Persistent technical issues continue to hound the program as the Corps' aging Super Stallions are in ever more dire need of replacement.
The U.S. Navy says it's not sure when the U.S. Marine Corps will be able to declare initial operational capability with their new Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopters due to technical issues. The CH-53K program already has a long history of delays and these new developments threaten to again push back the Marines’ plans to replace their increasingly old and troublesome CH-53E Super Stallion fleet.
Vertical Magazine got the latest status update on the CH-53K program as of January 2019. Bloomberg was the first to report that new problems had emerged in the helicopter’s development in December 2018. The Marine Corps had taken delivery of its first King Stallion in May 2018.
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Update: The Marine Corps' Most Expensive Helicopter Ever Is Still Riddled With Problems (Task & Purpose)
WNU Editor: It is hard to believe that a helicopter can be more expensive than a F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter, but the US Marines' CH-53K helicopter program at $144 million per helicopter has achieved that goal.
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This helo will cost $31 billion? What about buying MV-22? Doesn't the Navy sort of kinda need a big boost to its top line? Wow.
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