Air Force officials today confirmed that the service received only one bid from industry for its Combat Rescue Helicopter program -- from Sikorsky, as widely reported -- and that a contract award on the program would come early next year if CRH is not terminated for budget reasons. The CRH acquisition, a $6.8 billion effort to buy 112 new search-and-rescue helicopters, has been in a holding pattern for months while the Air Force decides what programs to prioritize in its...
