CH-53 Sea Stallion Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the CH-53 Sea Stallion, each with a date and source. See the CH-53 Sea Stallion overview.
Events at a glance
Events per year
2022–2026
2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 20 Sep 2026.
By event type
5 events logged · 3 losses
These totals count what GlobalMilitary.net has logged from public reports since 2022, not a complete register: an event we have not recorded is not an event that did not happen. Coverage of the tracked wars is much denser than coverage of peacetime events, so the two do not compare directly.
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CH-53 Sea Stallion losses, crashes & deliveries
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APR 32026
CH-53E
Destroyed
🇺🇸 United States · CH-53E Super Stallion destroyed on ground at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, by Iranian drone strike; satellite imagery confirmed airframe loss.
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AUG 222025
CH-53E
Destroyed
🇺🇸 United States · CH-53E destroyed by fire during ground operations at Twentynine Palms; all aboard evacuated uninjured.
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FEB 62024
CH-53E
Crash
🇺🇸 United States · Struck terrain near Pine Valley during a stormy night flight; the Marine Corps said all five aboard were killed.
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AUG 242023
8× CH-53/K
Ordered
🇮🇱 Israel · Production contract added eight CH-53K helicopters for Israel, bringing its firm contracted fleet to twelve.
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AUG 242023
27× CH-53K
Ordered
🇺🇸 United States · US Navy awarded production lots covering twenty-seven additional CH-53K helicopters for the Marine Corps.