The Pentagon's independent cost estimate office projects the Air Force's Combat Rescue Helicopter will cost up to $9.2 billion, 3 percent more than the service's cost position of $8.9 billion, according to a recent Defense Department report on the military's 30-year aviation outlook. Air Force spokeswoman Maj. Emily Grabowski confirmed the $8.9 billion projection in a May 30 email. The April 19 report , obtained by Inside Defense , says the Air Force expects higher costs for the 112-aircraft program's...
