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Navy/USMC

Lockheed Martin Receives CH-53K Low-Rate Production Award

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, September 1st, 2017

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Lockheed Martin Receives CH-53K Low-Rate Production Award

Marine Corps CH-53K King Stallion during a flight-test. Photo: U.S. Navy

The Marine Corps on Thursday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a $304 million low-rate initial production (LRIP) contract for two CH-53K helicopters, another milestone in the $27 billion program for the service’s new heavy lift aircraft.The Pentagon in April approved the Navy’s request to move into the production and deployment phase for the CH-53K King Stallion following a successful engineering and manufacturing development effort by Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit. The King Stallion will replace the CH-53E Super Stallion and will provide…

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