The US Air Force's next rescue helicopter took to the skies for the first time on Friday, completing a 1.2 hour flight at the company's facility in West Palm Beach, Florida. Based on the venerable ...

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The U.S. Air Force has tapped Sikorsky to take the first step toward replacing its HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopter, pictured here. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS The U.S. Air Force said it has awarded a $1.28 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five big defense contractors on Tuesday withdrew from the U.S. Air Force's latest attempt to replace its aging fleet of HH-60 Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, leaving just Sikorsky ...

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May, 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sikorsky HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter achieved first flight today at Sikorsky's West Palm Beach, Florida site, an important step toward ...

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The US Air Force (USAF) has reached a major milestone in fielding its new combat rescue helicopter. The service said on 12 October that Sikorsky’s HH-60W Jolly Green II programme has reached initial ...

US air force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter programme is on track to complete a preliminary design review in April that will unlock funds for five more aircraft. Programme officials from the service and ...

Feb. 15 (UPI) --The U.S. Air Force plans to award Sikorsky with a contract for upgrades to its new HH-60W combat rescue helicopter in a five-year contract totaling $980.7 million. The sole source ...

The U.S. Coast Guard wants new Sikorsky rescue helicopters to replace aging H-65 Dolphins in use since the 1980s.

The Air Force's next combat rescue helicopter, the HH-60W Jolly Green II, is on track to reach the IOT&E phase by the end of March. (Sikorsky) Correction: This story has been updated to correct a ...