Army cancels RAH-66 Comanche helicopter after 20 years, $8 billion

After two decades, six program restructurings and approximately $8 billion spent, the U.S. Army has decided to cancel the RAH-66 Comanche reconnaissance/attack helicopter program and instead purchase a variety of new aircraft and recapitalize hundreds of others, Army officials announced Feb. 23. The...

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