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Pentagon

‘Multiple Design Deficiencies’ To Delay CH-53K Testing, DOT&E Says

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Thursday, January 31st, 2019

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‘Multiple Design Deficiencies’ To Delay CH-53K Testing, DOT&E Says

The first CH-53K delivered to the U.S. Marine Corps arrives at USMC Air Station New River, N.C., in May, 2018. (Photo: Dan Parsons)

Multiple design deficiencies found during post-delivery testing of the Sikorsky [LMT] CH-53K King Stallion will delay operational testing and entry to service with the Marine Corps until at least 2021, according to the U.S. Defense Department Director of Test and Evaluation’s annual report. A planned initial operational capability (IOC) declaration in December 2019 “will be delayed” and the CH-53K program office is “working a major schedule revision” to address a list of structural problems found during system development and demonstration, according…

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