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Air Force

Lawmakers Oppose Air Force Sole-Sourcing UH-1N Replacement

Pat Host

Monday, April 18th, 2016

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Lawmakers Oppose Air Force Sole-Sourcing UH-1N Replacement

The Air Force wants to replace its aging UH-1N helicopter. Photo: Air Force.

Twelve House lawmakers want House Armed Services Committee (HASC) leadership to take steps preventing the Air Force from awarding its UH-1N replacement without competition.In an April 14 letter to HASC Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-Wash.), the lawmakers ask that the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization bill contain a provision mandating the Air Force compete the UH-1N replacement. In the least, the lawmakers write, the committee should refrain from advocating a sole-source award and, furthermore, deny…

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