Aircraft program
Heavy lift multi mission helicopter powered by three turboshaft engines. Variant developed to replace CH-53E.
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Notable technologies — each tag names a technology on our research record for this aircraft, with its fitting status: Primary, Standard, Option or Planned.
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Subscribe| Variant | Launch / first flight | Production end | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion | 1970 / 1974 | 1990 | Baseline variant. |
| Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion | 2006 / 2015 | Production: 1 (2026) GAMA: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation CH-53K. Heavy lift helicopter. |
| Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company | News |
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