The Navy expects to reach a full-rate production decision on the CH-53K King Stallion before the end of the month, as it works through lingering supply issues. The new heavy-lift helicopter has completed its first two phases of initial operational test and evaluation, while phase 3 has been deferred to March 2023 as part of follow-on test and evaluation, program spokeswoman Megan Wasel told Inside Defense in an email. Phase 3, consisting of defensive countermeasures regression testing on a...
