50 caliber machine guns Load: 37 troops or 24 litter patients plus four attendants or 8,000 pounds The CH-53D Sea Stallion is a medium lift helicopter ... Initially, the CH-53 was powered by ...

Japan's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) has awarded a contract to acquire new Boeing (Kawasaki) CH-47J/JA ...

The CH-53K King Stallion lifts three times more than its predecessor and will help Marines get men and equipment from ship to shore and throughout littoral areas. According to a... Here’s What ...

Rich Martindell, a former aircraft accident investigator in the Air Force, told USA TODAY the accident rate of CH-53 helicopters is more than double that of other Marine aircraft. He said that ...

Emily Damari, Doron Steinbracher, and Romi Gonen, the three hostages released last week, are expected to be discharged to ...

As demand for new helicopters is rising ... the UH-60 Black Hawk, CH-53 Heavy Lift and a few more. Apart from AIRI, defense contractors that are anticipated to benefit from the expanding Military ...

The CH-53K helicopter is the latest and most advanced iteration of the CH-53 series of helicopters ... “We will be investing in several pieces of new equipment necessary to manufacture the ...

Feast your eyes on the CH-53K King Stallion, the Marines' new helicopter that'll cost as much as an F-35. This $122 million behemoth is capable of lifting 13.5 tons, carry a couple of dozen combat ...

When she finds changes in the townscape, such as new homes having been built ... Corps Air Station Futenma, where the CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopter was based. Arakawa has since organized ...

About 50 students were outside at the time. Military officials say they have recalled other CH-53 helicopters for inspection. "We will not fly any aircraft that we think is unsafe," said US Marine ...

The incident that initially raised expectations involved a CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopter that crashed shortly after 2 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2004, leaving three crew members injured.