CH-53K test aircraft “K-4” surpassed 500 flight hours while completing ALE-47 chaff flare testing this week

They’re growing up so fast!

CH-53K test aircraft “K-4” surpassed 500 flight hours while completing ALE-47 chaff flare testing this week! #CH53K #ICYMI pic.twitter.com/keIZFSbnMH

— ＮＡＶＡＩＲ (@NAVAIRNews) November 15, 2019

Cost...it's about the cost.  I get it.  The USMC is throwing away everything in this era that made it a war winning organization, including the idea of being a bargain for the taxpayer, but this thing just costs too much right now!