By Michael Sirak The Air Force earlier this week issued the draft version of its newly revised solicitation for its next-generation rescue helicopter, the CSAR-X, giving the three industry teams vying to supply the aircraft until the end of the month to provide feedback. The draft document, known as Amendment 5, is the Air Force's newest response to resolve a standing legal impasse with Lockheed Martin [LMT]-led Team US101 and Sikorsky [UTX] over how the service picked Boeing [BA] over…
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