US Air Force terminats Boeing CSAR-X contract

12:00 AM, June 3, 2009
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The US Air Force is terminating for convenience the system development and demonstration contract for the HH-47 Combat Search and Rescue Recovery Vehicle Program with the Boeing Co., of Ridley Park, Pennsylvania for $712,156,535. This contract termination is a result of the CSAR-X program cancellation directed by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (FA8629-07-C-2350).

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