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The decision to award the contract to Boeing is the latest blow to Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies Corp., which sought to replace its own Pave Hawk helicopters that the Air Force has flown since 1982 on rescue missions.

Seems like the Air Force would need long range SAR aircraft to be able to get in and out of combat situations. Not a huge bus to go in and pick up one or two downed pilots.

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Seems like the Air Force would need long range SAR aircraft to be able to get in and out of combat situations. Not a huge bus to go in and pick up one or two downed pilots.

Then we can easily refit the OSPREY/V-22 for that job.