“The Marine Corps has a very deliberate plan for not only training, but also personnel and additional preparation for that deployment,” Col. Kate Fleeger, the helicopter’s program manager, said. “So we are deliberately moving through those individual checklist items to get ready and are continuing to progress towards that 26th MEU deployment.”
The new multi-year buy is the first of its kind for the program of record, which is slated to purchase 200 helicopters in total.
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
The CH-53K King Stallion is more than just upgraded CH-53E, explains Robbin Laird in this column.
An analysis by AEI conducted in partnership with Breaking Defense scoured thousands of pages of fiscal 2026 Pentagon budget documents, some of the most definitive accounting yet for DOGE’s impact at the Department of Defense.
The HAC-D's version of the spending bill contains a heavy focus on culture war issues, but does increase spending for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Defense Innovation Unit.
In total, the Marine Corps plans to purchase up to 200 CH-53Ks as part of the program of record.
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.