The CH-53K is the United States Marine Corps’ heavy lift replacement for the CH-53E. The most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense, the CH-53K is a new-build helicopter that will expand the fleet’s ability to move more material, more rapidly throughout the area of responsibility using proven and mature technologies. ,<br /><br />CHAPTERS<br />00:00 Meet the CH-53K King Stallion Heavy Utility Helicopter<br />02:50 A Handful of New Technologies to Achieve Greater Lift<br />05:35 King Stallion Major Improvements<br />06:30 The King Stallion’s First Exercise<br />08:36 Heavy Lift in Challenging Conditions<br /><br />The current recurring flyaway cost for the CH-53K is just under $91.6 million per aircraft, Maj. Jay Hernandez, a Marine Corps spokesman, told Marine Corps Times.<br /><br />For comparison, the F-35′s current recurring flyaway cost is $77.9 million per aircraft.<br /><br />The goal is to eventually get that cost down to $87 million per aircraft ― the price that the Corps expected to pay in 2017.
