The Most Powerful Helicopter Ever Fielded by the US is Also the Most Expensive

The US Marine Corps’ most powerful and expensive helicopter, the CH-53K King Stallion, costs roughly $144 million per aircraft and can hold a Humvee inside.

The King Stallion is the “most powerful helicopter the United States has ever fielded,” according to program chief Marine Col. Hank Vanderborght who says it will be flown for generations to come.

After over a decade in development, the King Stallion is slated to enter service by 2019 and will eventually replace the Super Stallion.

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