Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin have inked a deal to compete for the Air Force's HH-60 Recapitalization program, a move that company officials say could help put desperately needed combat search-and-rescue helicopters on the ramp before 2015. The companies -- which have worked together on the Naval Hawk and other military programs -- have “been chatting about” a partnership arrangement for “a few months,” according to Scott Starrett, president of Sikorsky Military Systems. The decision to partner comes in the wake...
