CH-53K Reaches IOC Approval Written 26 April 2022

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CH-53K King Stallion| Credit: Erik Hildebrandt; Wikipedia; Public Domain

Aviation Week reports that the US Marine Corps “says the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion reached the initial operational capability (IOC) milestone on April 22, completing a 17-year journey from the award of the development contract in 2005.”
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