Marines’ CH-53K King Stallion Lifts Stricken MH-60 Seahawk In Its First Real-World Mission
The CH-53K’s retrieval of an MH-60S Seahawk from a mountain valley is a big step for Pentagon’s most powerful helicopter.
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The Marines’ New CH-53K Helicopter Isn’t Allowed To Spend More Than 70 Seconds In A Dust Cloud
There are major concerns that serious engine issues could crop up after 21 minutes of cumulative exposure to these brownout conditions.
CH-53K King Stallion Beats CH-47 Chinook To Become Israel’s Next Heavy Lift Helicopter
The Israel Defense Forces are now the first customer outside of the United States to purchase CH-53K helicopters.
Germany Axes Plan To Buy Either Sikorsky CH-53K Or Boeing CH-47 Helicopters
Offers for the Boeing CH-47 and Sikorsky CH-53K were both judged too expensive.
CH-47 Chinook With Far More Powerful T408 Engines Has Flown For The First Time
This upgrade could give the type much greater performance, which could be attractive to future and existing Chinook operators.
This Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A Ship
In the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships.
This Is Our First Look At A CH-47 Chinook With Super Powerful T408 Engines
A picture has emerged of a Block II Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter fitted with a pair of powerful General Electric T408 engines. The company had said in May that it was preparing to flight test a Chinook equipped with these engines, which are the same ones found on Sikorsky’s troubled CH-53K King Stallion.
Boeing To Flight Test CH-47 With Same Monster Engines Found On Sikorsky’s New CH-53K
Boeing says that it will begin flight tests of a CH-47 Chinook equipped with two more powerful General Electric T408 engines, the same ones that the U.S. Marine Corps’ future Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallions will use. The announcement comes amid a series of new delays in the troubled King Stallion program and a Congressionally mandated review of whether an alternative helicopter, such as the Chinook, might be able to meet Marine requirements instead.
USMC’s CH-53K King Stallion’s Woes Have Put It In A Duel With The CH-47 Chinook
Congress has demanded that the Pentagon conducted a detailed assessment of the U.S. Marine Corps’ troubled CH-53K King Stallion program and examine potential alternatives, such as the CH-47 Chinook series. Any decision to cut back CH-53K purchases, or abandon them altogether, would be a major blow to the manufacturer Sikorsky, now a part of Lockheed Martin, as well as a boon to Boeing, which makes the Chinook.
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.