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Sikorsky Aims To Deliver Three CH-53Ks Per Month, Israel Likely To Receive First Helicopters In Mid-2020’s

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Sikorsky Aims To Deliver Three CH-53Ks Per Month, Israel Likely To Receive First Helicopters In Mid-2020’s
A CH-53K King Stallion in pre-Initial Operational Test and Evaluation training with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) at Marine Corps Air Station New River, NC. (Photo: U.S. Marine Corps)

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky is aiming to reach a delivery rate of three CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopters per month once the program reaches full-rate production, to include aircraft being built for international customers, according to a company official.  “Right now, we’re probably in a delivery about every three months. When we get to full-rate production, we’ll be delivering two aircraft per month, or 24 a year. And then when we stack international [orders] on top…

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