Lockheed's $31 Billion King Stallion Helicopter Delayed by New Flaws
- Development ‘taking longer than planned’ amid test failures
- Exhaust sucked back into engine, gearbox parts wear out
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Lockheed Martin Corp.’s $31 billion King Stallion helicopter program for the U.S. Marine Corps is likely to miss its key milestone -- initial combat capability a year from now -- because of technical flaws found in development testing.
Resolving the problems is forcing a major restructuring of the program, with its development phase “taking longer than planned” as “additional test failures or issues” are discovered during flight tests, the Defense Contract Management Agency said in a statement.