{"id":22915,"date":"2020-09-29T22:46:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T22:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/29\/marine-corps-ch-53k-king-stallions-technical-problems-have-been-solved-maker-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:37:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:37:33","slug":"marine-corps-ch-53k-king-stallions-technical-problems-have-been-solved-maker-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/modern-day-marine\/2020\/09\/29\/marine-corps-ch-53k-king-stallions-technical-problems-have-been-solved-maker-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion\u2019s technical problems have been solved, maker says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2018 the Marine Corps received its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/16\/the-corps-just-received-its-first-ch-53-king-stallion\/\" target=_blank>first CH-53K King Stallion<\/a>, capable of lifting more than three times the weight of its predecessor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But with more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/02\/04\/the-marine-corps-new-ch-53k-is-a-mess-this-is-why-its-operational-date-could-face-delays\/\" target=_blank>100 technical issues<\/a> found with the helicopter, the promising program was set back by two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now nearly all the technical issues have been solved and only a few tests remain before the King Stallion can be cleared for operational testing, a Sikorsky official told Marine Corps Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe majority of the issues are closed, all the tough ones are already behind us and done,\u201d said Bill Falk, a program director from Sikorsky, the helicopter\u2019s manufacturer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have 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Station New River, North Carolina, by the end of October, Wasel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe program is moving toward completion of developmental test in early 2021, leading to Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&amp;E) in 2021,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first deployment for the CH-53K is expected to take place in either late 2023 or early 2024, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CH-53K boasts a maximum external lift of 36,000 pounds and has the capability of moving 27,000 pounds 110 nautical miles, a potential boon to the Corps as it plans to operate on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/01\/what-war-with-china-could-look-like\/\" target=_blank>s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/09\/01\/what-war-with-china-could-look-like\/\" target=_blank>mall islands spread across <\/a>the Pacific as part of its new force 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