The Corps will take first delivery of 'most powerful helicopter in the Defense Department' in May

Marine Times: It just wrapped up its international debut at the ILA Berlin Air Show in Berlin in April. Now the Corps expects to take its first delivery of its new heavy lift helicopter at the New River air station in North Carolina in May, according to Marine officials.

Capable of lifting 36,000 pounds externally and moving 27,000 pounds for 110 nautical miles, the CH-53 King Stallion’s vertical lift capability is three times that of its predecessor, the CH-53E. It is the most powerful helicopter in the Defense Department, Capt. Sarah Burns, a Marine spokeswoman, told Marine Corps Times in an emailed statement Friday.

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