Sikorsky [LMT] is eyeing a proposed nine-squadron increase in U.S. Air Force rescue squadrons — an increase, which, if funded, could mean an additional 10 to 20 rotor air frames beyond the 112 currently planned HH-60Ws.Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson outlined the proposed increase in her speech at the Air Force Association annual conference this week in Washington, D.C. The Air Force vision calls for a total of 386 operational squadrons in the service to meet the new national defense…
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