Improved, 3 engined version of the S-65 (H-53) Sea Stallion. Primarily a heavy lift workhorse, the General Electric T64-GE-416 turboshaft engines and revised 7 bladed main rotor have given it almost twice the lift capability of the 1960s H-53 Sea Stallions and Super Jollys it was intended to replace. In 2004, it was still the western world's largest production helicopter. First flew as the YCH-53E on 1 March 1974 at Sikorsky's Stratford plant. The MH-53E Sea Dragon is a mine countermeasures version of the basic airframe. 
The CH-53E first entered service with the USMC in 1981.
In 2019 the fleet reached a major milestone by logging more than one million flight hours.
As of June 2020, US Navy and Marines have 142 CH-53E Super Stallions in service and are scheduled to being replaced by the CH-53K from 2023
In 2019 the fleet reached a major milestone by logging more than one million flight hours.
As of June 2020, US Navy and Marines have 142 CH-53E Super Stallions in service and are scheduled to being replaced by the CH-53K from 2023
S-80 H-53E News |
HM-12 Sea Dragons Decommissioned After 54 Years
21-Mar-25 - U.S. Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-12, the Sea Dragons, was decommissioned at Naval Air Station Norfolk after 54 years of service, leaving HM-15 as the last squadron to operate the Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon #SeaDragon
For the First Time Helicopter Refuels a Drone
26-Aug-23 - An US Marine Corps HMH-361 Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter delivered fuel to an US Navy HSC-21 MQ-8C Fire Scout drone in the first time a manned aircraft has provided fuel for an unmanned rotary wing aircraft #drones
Marines Helicopter Support Team
29-May-23 - US Marine Corps helicopter support teams or HSTs are responsible for the rapid transportation of cargo via helicopter #CLB15
50 Years of Women in US Naval Aviation
17-Apr-23 - Since 1973 the US Navy aviation includes women into its ranks. One such woman is Cmdr. (Retired) Stephanie Oram, 96th female aviator to earn her wings of gold and a CH-53E Super Stallion pilot #NavalAviation
Disaster Relief Response Training for Marines in Okinawa
02-Feb-23 - US Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters from 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) completed an humanitarian and disaster relief response (HADR) training exercise in Okinawa, Japan #HADR| More News ... |  |
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Specifications S-80 H-53E |
Derivatives & Versions of S-80 H-53E |
| Model | Year | History |
|---|---|---|
| YCH-53E 1974 | 1974 | |
| CH-53E Super Stallion 1980 | 1980 | The CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift transport helicopter developed by Sikorsky for the United States Marine Corps. Introduced in the early ... |
| MH-53E Sea Dragon 1982 | 1982 | Originally requested by the US Navy as their main Airborne Mine Countermeasures (AMCM) helicopter but also used in the most common heavy-lift tr ... |
| S-80M-1 1989 | 1989 | The S-80M-1 export variant of the MH-53E is the only variant of the S-80 series that found a foreign buyer, with 11 obtained by the Japanese Mari ... |
 CH-53K King Stallion 2015 | 2015 | Formelly known as CH-53X, the CH-53K is a general redesign of the CH-53E with new engines, new cockpit layout and a wider cargo hold to allow it ... The CH-53K programme suffered a number of difficulties, including the need to re-design the gearbox, which delayed the first flight of the YCH-53 ... The CH-53K was Sikorsky proposal for the German Heavy Lift Helicopter replacement program but lost against the Boeing Chinook. First helicop ... |
List of Operators of S-80 H-53E |
| Years | Model | Org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979- |  US Marine Corps | ||
| 1983/95 | CH-53E Super Stallion | US Navy | |
| 1986- | MH-53E Sea Dragon | US Navy | |
| 1989- | S-80M-1 |  Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
Global Distribution of S-80 H-53E |
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