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Heavy-lift cargo helicopter
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift cargo helicopter originating in United States. It was built by Sikorsky Aircraft.
United StatesSikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
Sgt. Seth Starr · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · ModifiedHeavy-lift cargo helicopter
United States
Sikorsky Aircraft
In service
United States Marine Corps United States Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (historical)
172
1978–1980s
1981
1 March 1974
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion
5: 2 pilots, 1 crew chief/right gunner, 1 left gunner, 1 tail gunner (combat crew)
37 troops with default folding canvas seats, 55 troops with center row added, and 31 with new crash attenuating seats. Internal payload: 32,000 lb (14,515 kg); External payload: 36,000 lb (16,329 kg)
99 ft 0.5 in (30.188 m)
27 ft 9 in (8.46 m)
33,226 lb (15,071 kg)
73,500 lb (33,339 kg)
3 × General Electric T64-GE-416 / GE-416A / GE-419 turboshaft engines, 4,380 shp (3,270 kW) each
79 ft 0 in (24.08 m)
170 kn (200 mph, 310 km/h)
150 kn (170 mph, 280 km/h)
540 nmi (620 mi, 1,000 km)
180 nmi (210 mi, 330 km)
990 nmi (1,140 mi, 1,830 km)
18,500 ft (5,600 m)
2,500 ft/min (13 m/s)
2 × .50 BMG (12.7 × 99 mm) window-mounted GAU-21 machine guns 1 × .50 BMG (12.7 × 99 mm) ramp-mounted weapons system, GAU-21 (M3M mounted machine gun)
4,900 sq ft (460 m 2 ) Sikorsky SC1095
170 kn (200 mph, 310 km/h)
Chaff and flare dispensers
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True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30.188 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30.188 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 30.188 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
United StatesNaval Aviation Reserve exact named equipment holdings: MH-53E Sea Dragon. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MCM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Naval Aviation exact named equipment holdings: MH-53E Sea Dragon. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / MCM. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for MH-53E Sea Dragon. Service scope: Navy; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 26. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for CH-53E Super Stallion. Service scope: Marine Corps; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 133. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
United States Marine Corps United States Navy Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (historical)
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