The U.S. Marine Corps is preparing for the first flight of its next-generation CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, an aircraft acquisition program which is four years behind its original schedule.

“EDM-1’s first flight signifies another major milestone for the CH-53K helicopter program,” said Mike Torok, Sikorsky’s CH-53K Program Vice President. “Having independently tested the aircraft’s many ...

The fourth CH-53K helicopter successfully completed its first flight on August 31. The CH-53K will ultimately work with the U.S. Marine Corps as its heavy-lift helicopter to transport troops and ...

CH-53K, K3, piloted by Mr. Rob Pupalaikis and ... 21 – had flown the helo. Since the first fleet flight in mid-January, the pilots have conducted more than 25 hours of flights in the helicopter ...

The new version was the CH-53K. First flight of a CH-53K was to take place next year, with first CH-53Ks entering service in three years. But now this has all been delayed. First flight won't take ...

The CH-53K “King Stallion,” one of the first all-digitally designed helicopters, was assembled inside a 3-D virtual reality lab at Sikorsky’s headquarters before any metal was cut or ...

WASHINGTON — The CH-53K King Stallion, the Marine Corps' next-generation heavy-lift helicopter, took its first flight Tuesday at Sikorsky's test facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. The entire ...

The heavy-lift CH-53K helicopter was ... initial program schedule”—the Marine Corps has pushed the first flight back two years to FY 2013 and slid the initial operating capability (IOC ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. — (FRCE) opened a new chapter in its support of naval aviation’s heavy lift ...

The company was recently awarded a contract to deliver a containerized flight training ... criteria for the CH-53K program and was on track to deploy the first CH-53K Marine Expeditionary Unit ...

On Aug. 16, the AATD was declared Ready for Training (RFT), marking the first ... to prepare CH-53K aircrew members for real-world operations by simulating multiple complex flight scenarios.

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Sikorsky Aircraft's CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter being built for the U.S. Marine Corps completed its first test flight on Tuesday, about seven months later than ...