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Sikorsky Delivers Seventh CH-53K

Friday, July 15th, 2022

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Sikorsky Delivers Seventh CH-53K

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)

Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky [LMT] delivered the third Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and seventh overall CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter to the Marine Corps, the company said on July 14. The company underscored this was the first CH-53K from the Lot 2 LRIP contract awarded by the Navy in 2019 and was built at the Sikorsky digital factory. This helicopter will join the six currently in operation at Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville, N.C. The CH-53K is…

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