The Boeing [BA] HH-47 helicopter will prevail once again in the Air Force's revised CSAR-X competition because it is the best platform for the combat- search-and-rescue mission, the company official in charge of the HH-47 program said recently. "We remain confident Boeing's HH-47 is the best value choice and, in the end, will again be selected by the Air Force based on its exceptional capability and low risk," Rick Lemaster, Boeing's HH-47 program manager, said Dec. 4 during a teleconference…
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