First GE38 engine delivered for Marine Corps CH-53K program

GE has delivered the first engine for the Sikorsky CH-53K Ground Test Vehicle culminating two years of successful testing that has convincingly demonstrated the engine’s ability to provide the increased mission capability required for United States Marine Corps (USMC) missions. Selected by Sikorsky in 2006, the GE38 provides 57% more power and 18% lower specific fuel consumption than the similarly sized GE T64 powering the CH-53E Super Stallion(tm), and has 63% fewer parts for lower Operating and Support (O&S) costs.