Boeing Is Awarded Air Force Contract (New York Times)

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The Air Force awarded a lucrative contract for search-and-rescue combat helicopters to a team led by Boeing. Boeing beat out rival Lockheed Martin and helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft for the contract to build 141 helicopters by 2019 for the Air Force?s fleet of rescue aircraft, known as the Combat Search and Rescue program. The initial contract award is for $712 million; the program may be

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