
The Senate Armed Services Committee's (SASC) version of the fiscal 2023 defense authorization bill recommends adding $350 million in advanced procurement for the buy of 10 more Lockheed Martin [LMT] HH-60W Jolly Green II combat rescue helicopters (CRHs) beyond the U.S. Air Force's $707 million request for 10 HH-60Ws. SASC took issue with the Air Force's proposal to end the HH-60W buy in fiscal 2023--a request that would result in an HH-60W inventory of 75, versus the 113 previously planned.…