U.S. Navy CH-53K Heavy-Lifter Program Faces Disruptive Delays

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The future newest, heaviest helicopter in the U.S. Navy arsenal is laboring under its own weight. The CH-53K squeaked through its preliminary design review recently, but it is facing disruptive cost and schedule delays. Lt. Gen. George Trautman, Marine Corps deputy commandant of aviation, expressed...

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