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Comanche’s Wi’ane: No New Armed Scout Helicopter

by | May 22, 2019 | Airbus, Avionics, BAE, Boeing, Contracts - Awards, Design Innovations, FOCUS Articles, Force Structure, Guns - under 20mm direct, Helicopters & Rotary, L3 Communications, Lockheed Martin, New Systems Tech, Northrop-Grumman, Other Corporation, Policy - Procurement, Pre-RFP, Procurement Innovations, Project Methodologies, R&D - Private, Sensors & Guidance, Small Business, T&C - CSC, USA

YRH-70 test, 2005 (click to view full) The US Army’s Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program aimed to replace around 375 Bell Textron OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters, after the $14.6 billion RAH-66 Comanche program, was canceled in 2004. Instead, the Army...