The U.S. Army in the 1990s wanted to upgrade its aging Kiowa OH-58D and AH-1 Cobra helicopters. The RAH-66 Comanche was born. ... Fast and agile, with a top speed of around 200 miles per hour, ...

The Army has decided to cancel its Comanche helicopter program, a multibillion-dollar project to build a new-generation chopper for armed reconnaissance missions, officials said Monday.

By eliminating the Comanche, the Army frees up billions of dollars to buy more of the helicopters that are being used widely in Iraq and Afghanistan -- UH-60 Black Hawk, AH-64 Apache and CH-47 ...

The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche -- one of only two of the helicopters that were built and flew -- on display at the Aviation museum had been in storage but it can now be viewed by the public ...

In a potential blow to The Boeing Co.'s defense business, the Pentagon yesterday announced it plans to cancel a $38.3 billion Cold War-era helicopter program run by Boeing and United Technologies ...