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Air Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter on Track to Start Production Next Month

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, September 9th, 2019

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Air Force’s New Combat Rescue Helicopter on Track to Start Production Next Month

SikorskyDevelopment Flight Center West Palm Beach, Florida Date August 6, 2019 A Sikorsky Combat Rescue helicopter lifts an eight thousand pound external load.

The path appears clear for the Air Force to approve its new combat rescue helicopter to enter production and deployment, the industry partner's program director said Sept. 9. The new HH-60W rotorcraft, under development by Sikorsky [LMT], has undergone over 116 hours of test flights across five aircraft since first flight occurred this past May. The company completed all flight test data necessary to reach a Milestone C decision and submitted it to the Air Force on Aug. 23, said…

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