Status of the CH-53E Helicopter Program

Abstract

The CH-53E helicopter is being developed to provide the Navy and Marine Corps with a shipboard helicopter with greatly increased lift capability. It was intend fed to be a modified version of the CH-53D model, however, it now more closely resembles a new aircraft because of improvements incorporated during the development phase. (See pp. 1 and 8.)The Navy expected to complete engineering development in November 1976 and to award a production contract in February 1977 for10 aircraft. Plans were to request production funds annually through fiscal year 1980. GAO's review of the CH-53E program centered on the recent decision to extend the research and development effort and plans to award a production contract.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 10, 1977
Accession Number
AD1121701

Entities

People

  • Elmer B. Staats

Organizations

  • Comptroller General of the United States

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Congress
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Estimates
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Flight Testing
  • Fuel Systems
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Governments
  • Helicopters
  • Maintenance
  • Procurement
  • Prototypes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

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  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
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