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Spirit To Begin Major Assembly Of Fifth CH-53K In September

By Matthew Beinart

Wednesday, June 21st, 2017

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Spirit AeroSystems [SPR] announced on June 19 it will begin major assembly of the fifth CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter to be used by the U.S. Marine Corps in September.Spirit will assemble the cockpit and cabin structures for the CH-53K helicopter and deliver the completed fuselage to Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky aircraft manufacturer. Spirit will receive or manufacture nearly 1,500 individual parts for the production of this fifth helicopter."We are excited to start on the fifth SDTA CH-53K King Stallion and…

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