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Authorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program

By Vivienne Machi

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

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Authorizers Call for More Details on Air Force Combat Rescue Helicopter Program

Sikorsky's HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will replace the Air Force's aging HH-60G Pave Hawk fleet by the 2020s. Image: Sikorsky.

Lawmakers have requested the Air Force submit reports to Congress regarding its ongoing Combat Rescue Helicopter program, with a fielding plan for the new Sikorsky [LMT] HH-60W aircraft. The fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), released Dec. 9, includes a provision for the service to submit a fielding plan on the Combat Rescue Helicopter within 45 days of the bill’s passage. The provision was originally included in the Senate version of the NDAA. The aircraft, which will replace…

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