CH-53K cleared for production

The Pentagon has approved the U.S. Navy’s request for the CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter program to enter into the Production and Deployment.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter achieves its first flight with an external load at Sikorsky's Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, FL. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)

NAVAIR said in the press release that each helicopter has a flyaway cost of $87.1 million.

Reuters said the contract calls for the production of 200 CH-53Ks.