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Air Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter Approved for Production

By Vivienne Machi

Wednesday, September 25th, 2019

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Air Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter Approved for Production

CRH hover test at RMS West Palm Beach on September 5, 2019.

The Air Force has declared a Milestone C decision for its forthcoming new combat rescue helicopter, giving manufacturer Sikorsky the green light to begin production. Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin [LMT], announced the decision Sept. 24 and said in a statement it is ready to begin production, with five combat rescue helicopter (CRH) aircraft in various stages of production at the company’s facility in Stratford, Connecticut. The company was contracted by the Air Force to develop the CRH to…

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