CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter program plans for milestone C in March

By Justin Doubleday / February 8, 2017 at 9:25 AM
The Navy is planning for the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter program to receive a low-rate initial production decision in March after resolving design issues flagged by the Pentagon's top weapons tester, according to the program office. Naval Air Systems Command has been able to fix issues flagged by the director of operational test and evaluation's fiscal year 2016 report, according to NAVAIR spokeswoman Kelly Burdick. Specifically, the report cautioned that the CH-53K design "is not finalized" due to problems with the...

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