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Air Force

GAO: As Maintenance Builds, New Air Force Pave Hawk Replacement To Arrive Ahead of Schedule

By Vivienne Machi

Friday, August 17th, 2018

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GAO: As Maintenance Builds, New Air Force Pave Hawk Replacement To Arrive Ahead of Schedule

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

The Air Force’s new combat search-and-rescue helicopters are slated to be delivered months early, but a new government-issued report detailing the current fleet of HH-60G Pave Hawks’ maintenance woes indicates the shift can’t come fast enough.The service has employed Pave Hawk helicopters for combat search-and-rescue missions since the 1980s, but the inventory has shrunk over the years due to mishaps and excess wear. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released last Thursday titled, “Air Force Plans to Replace Aging Personnel…

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