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New Rescue Helo Program Less Ambitious Than Prior Plan, AF Chief Says

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Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

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By Marina Malenic The Air Force has revived plans to purchase a new combat rescue helicopter, with its efforts now focused on procuring a far less costly platform than initially expected, the service's senior uniformed official said yesterday. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz said the Pentagon leadership is now fully behind a plan to replace the Air Force's aging Sikorsky [UTX] HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters. Defense Secretary Robert Gates last year cancelled the combat search-and-rescue (CSAR-X) fleet…

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