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Air Force

Two Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters Complete, Nearing First Flight

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

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Two Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters Complete, Nearing First Flight

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

Sikorsky [LMT] has fully assembled two HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopters (CRH) and is preparing them for maiden flights before mid-year at the company’s site in West Palm Beach, Florida. The HH-60W will replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging HH-60G Pave Hawks currently performing the combat search-and-rescue mission. Both of the recently completed aircraft were transported late last year to West Palm Beach following final assembly at Sikorsky's facility in Stratford, Connecticut following a test readiness review in October. The CRH HH-60W…

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