The AH-64 Apache, developed in the 1970s as a premier “tank killer” for the U.S. Army, has evolved into one of the world’s ...

This RHA-66 (Reconnaissance Attack Helicopter) was formally named after the Comanche Native American tribe per Army custom. You can see 90s-era design documents here .

WASHINGTON -- The Army is overhauling its helicopter corps after high-profile setbacks in Iraq. A battle lost, several crashes and the cancellation of the new Comanche stealth helicopter have led ...

While the F-35 stealth fighter might come to mind today, in 2004 the most timely answer might have been the RAH-66 Comanche. The slick-looking stealth helicopter spent twenty-two years in ...

We got a tour of all the Apache attack helicopter's weapons systems and even sat in the cockpit. FORT BLISS, Texas — It was a bright, warm day when I walked onto Biggs Army Airfield, surrounded ...

So it was rather stunning when, last Monday, the Army announced the cancellation of its prized $39 billion Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter program. Credit the dramatic about-face to.

In one of the biggest contract cancellations in the Army's history, the service on Monday scrapped plans to build the Comanche helicopter, a next-generation chopper for armed reconnaissance missions.

The U.S. Army said Monday it will cancel the Sikorsky/ Boeing Comanche helicopter program, a move that may have a small impact on Boeing’s Mesa operations.

The contractors for Comanche are Boeing Co. and Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. With about $8 billion already invested in the program, and the production line not yet started, the cancellation is one of ...