The first Connecticut-built heavy-lift helicopter – which can withstand longer-range missions in poor environments – is now in the hands of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, celebrated the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter's completion at its Stratford, Connecticut, facility last week.
CH-53K, K4 Flt 205 and K5 Flt 42, fly in formation from NAS Patuxent River, MD on Jana 9, 2020. (Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company. )
What's more, the helicopter can maneuver within low visibility environments and deploy Marines faster and effectively, according to Deputy Commandant for Aviation Lt. Gen. Mark R. Wise.
"The CH-53K helicopter provides advanced capabilities allowing Marines to get anywhere in the world where the mission requires heavy-lift logistics support," said Wise.
It will be stationed at Marine Corps Aviation Station New River in Jacksonville, North Carolina, in preparation for its first deployment in 2024, Lemmo said.
The helicopter is part of a 200 aircraft program of record for the Marine Corps and one of more than 30 aircraft on contract. There are an additional nine helicopters on contract for long-lead parts, according to Sikorsky.
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