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Air Force Examines CSAR Equipment Options For Pave Hawk Replacements

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Monday, August 23rd, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force is studying options for integrating certain combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) equipment in the new Sikorsky [UTX] HH-60M replacement helicopters it is buying, according to sources and documents. The study looks at potential solutions for putting CSAR systems onto the new HH-60Ms the Air Force is procuring under the Operation Loss Replacement (OLR) program in order to bring its fleet back up to 112 aircraft. Due to combat losses, fewer than 100 of the older-model HH-60G…

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