Despite a $7 billion investment, the Comanche never entered production—and frankly, never even came close. Why doesn’t the United States operate a stealth helicopter? It’s not for lack of trying. In ...

WASHINGTON -- In a dramatic about-face, the Army canceled its Comanche helicopter program Monday after sinking $6.9 billion and 21 years of effort into producing a new-generation chopper. It is one of ...

To achieve both stealth and agility, the Comanche was crafted from cutting-edge materials, complex avionics, and a demanding aerodynamic profile—leading to massive cost overruns. Despite a $7 billion ...

The Comanche is a fine and even revolutionary helicopter, but it lacks countermeasures, and equipping the aircraft with survivability systems would be prohibitively expensive, Schoomaker said.

The Army’s RAH-66 Comanche helicopter was going to be totally awesome, dude. This super-stealthy light attack helicopter, bristling with advanced sensors and communication gear, was going to perform ...

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a dramatic about-face, the Army canceled its Comanche helicopter program Monday after sinking $6.9 billion and 21 years of effort into producing a new-generation chopper. It is ...

The Army yesterday canceled development of the $39 billion Comanche helicopter after 21 years of escalating costs, technological glitches and redesigns during a program that failed to produce a single ...

For those following the development of the National Guard's Apache helicopter facility at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport, the initial news of the canceling of the Army's Comanche helicopter ...

Sikorksy Aircraft Corp. eliminated 100 jobs Thursday while Boeing Helicopter prepared to announce its own layoffs in the latest fallout from the Army's decision to cancel a $39 billion contract for ...

Boeing Co. and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. have begun laying off workers because of the Army's decision last month to cancel the Comanche stealth helicopter program. Boeing Helicopter, based in ...

“We don’t get rewards for having antiques in the military,” Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld likes to say of the need to build more modern weapons. That, at least, is the theory. Take the Army’s ...