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SASC Recommends Adding $350 Million As Downpayment on 10 More HH-60Ws

SASC Recommends Adding $350 Million As Downpayment on 10 More HH-60Ws
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 41st Rescue Generation Squadron perform a phase inspection on a HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter on Jan 20, at Moody AFB, Ga.--the first 720 hour phase inspection done on the HH-60W since it entered service. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

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.…

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