Troubled Lockheed Helicopter Needs New Review, Inhofe Tells Pentagon
- GOP senator cites concerns about delayed $31 billion program
- Navy set to award contract for up to 14 more King Stallions
A CH-53K King Stallion.
Source: Sikorsky
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The Pentagon needs to undertake another review of Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $31 billion CH-53K heavy lift helicopter program amid continuing technical problems and delays, according to the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Republican Senator James Inhofe said the importance of the CH-53K King Stallion to the Marine Corps means that a “comprehensive, independent update” on the long-delayed program is overdue. Inhofe’s role leading the committee that authorizes defense spending means his request will almost certainly be heeded.