In late 2022, the United States Marine Corps’ newest helicopter performed a unique operational test mission. The details of the demonstration, which took place at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, were released weeks later along with accompanying images and video.
In the footage, the heavy-hauling CH-53K King Stallion from the USMC Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One can be seen successfully hoisting a Navy-owned F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter prototype.
Though the King Stallion is designed to lift aircraft, this remarkable event marked the first recorded instance of the helicopter hoisting an F-35 fighter of any variant, demonstrating the impressive capabilities of one of the United States’ most advanced aircraft…
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