Sikorsky, Lockheed Applaud Decision; Boeing Won Original
Round
On Monday, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) recommended
the US Air Force reconsider its decision to award the Combat Search
and Rescue (CSAR-X) contract to Boeing. As Aero-News reported, Boeing
was awarded the contract last November, for its twin-rotor
HH-47.
The Air Force says it needs 32 new global positioning
satellites, to replace 24 of its currently orbiting satellites. The
Pentagon will seek bids for the first phase of the tri-phased
multi-billion dollar project in March, according to Candrea Thomas,
spokeswoman for the Air Force's Los Angeles-based Space and Missile
Systems Center.
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