With 36 aircraft currently still in inventory, the CH-53D is now considered a medium–lift helicopter ... Initially, the CH-53 was powered by twin General Electric T64-6 turboshaft engines ...

The CH-53Ks are set to replace the IAF’s aging Yasur helicopters, a modification of an earlier CH-53 variant that has served as the IAF’s primary transport platform for troops and equipment.

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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 ...

That mission had been the task of the CH-53 helicopter. (The Marine Corps is replacing the venerable CH-46 Sea Knight, which doesn’t do well in Afghanistan’s high elevations, with the MV-22.) ...

A variant of the CH-53 Sea Stallion, the MH-53E is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor. The MH-53 can operate from carriers and other warships and is capable of towing a ...

She saw the charred wall of a building on the campus, just south of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, where the CH-53 heavy-lift transport helicopter was based. Arakawa has since organized an ...