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Sikorsky Lands Navy Contract for 9 More CH-53K Helicopters
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Nine Additional CH-53K™ King Stallion™ Helicopters Under Contract | Southern Maryland News Net
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The CH-53 King Stallion executing night vision goggle helicopter aerial refueling. (U.S. Navy/Dane Wiedmann)
29 Jun 2021
Teams from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, have begun preparing for suitability and evaluation tests on the service s newest CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter, paving the way for the service to declare the aircraft operationally ready later this year.
The service is set to begin its official initial operational test and evaluation, or IOT&E, phase next month, the U.S. Navy said on Friday. The King Stallion is set to replace aging CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters; it will be able to lift twice as much as its predecessor and feature a wider cargo hold, while maintaining the same external footprint.
28-Jun-2021 Source: US Navy
A contract to build nine CH-53K™ King Stallion™ helicopters with an additional contract option for nine more aircraft was awarded to Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company on June 25.
The Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Lot 5 contract will deliver nine aircraft in 2024 as part of a 200 aircraft program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps. The Lot 5 contract contains an option for Lot 6, for an additional nine aircraft with a contract award in FY22.
“This contract award is a testament to the hard work and dedication from the team to execute this critical program in support of the U.S. Marine Corps’ heavy lift requirement,” said Col. Jack Perrin, Program Manager, PMA-261 heavy lift helicopter program manager.
US Navy Awards Sikorsky Contract to Build 9 More CH-53K Heav
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