December 30, 2019
The Marine Corps' New Super Expensive (More Than F-35) Helicopter Is Having Problems
It cost more than an F-35.
by Jared Keller
Key point: A January 2018 report from the Pentagon's Operational Test & Evaluation office detailed numerous structural problems in the airframe, problems exacerbated by a lack of needed parts.
The Pentagon believes that the Marine Corps' new CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter — which at, $144 million apiece, costs more than the notoriously expensive F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter, is "the most powerful helicopter the United States has ever fielded."
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/marine-corps-new-super-expensive-more-f-35-helicopter-having-problems-109036
