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Air Force Formally Chooses Sikorsky For Combat Rescue Helicopter

Gally Articola

Wednesday, December 4th, 2013

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The Air Force formally announced on Nov. 22 it is going with Sikorsky for the potentially $6.8 billion Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program. “We received one proposal,” Air Force spokeswoman Capt. Erika Yepsen said in a statement. “That offer, from Sikorsky Aircraft Company, has provided an acceptable technical solution.” Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], is teaming with Lockheed Martin [LMT] for CRH. Sikorsky spokesman Frans Jurgens said Lockheed Martin will be the mission systems integrator for the program and that the…

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