On this day in aviation history, May 24, 1956-69 years ago-the Piper PA-24 Comanche made its maiden flight at the Piper Aircraft Company headquarters in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. At the controls of ...

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 ...

The Army has decided to cancel its RAH-66 Comanche helicopter program, a multibillion-dollar project to build a new-generation chopper for armed reconnaissance missions, officials said Monday. The ...

The U.S. Army yesterday canceled development of the long envisioned but never built Comanche helicopter program, citing business reasons for termination of the project, which has already cost $8 ...

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. Subscribe to read this ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Many defense projects prove unaffordable and unnecessary. Pop quiz: what prominent U.S. military aircraft has a stealthy radar cross section and advanced networked ...

Sensor technology that was to be used on the canceled RAH-66 Co-manche helicopter program will be deployed as part of the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) ground sensor equipment. "A lot of the ...

The new helicopter is Bell’s pitch for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. Bell Helicopters announced on October 2, 2019 its new Bell 360 Invictus for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack ...

Boeing and Sikorsky expressed confidence today in SB-1 Defiant, their design for the US Army’s high-speed joint multi-role (JMR) technology demonstrator programme. They also say the companies will ...

Each day, the team at Aircraft For Sale picks an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, represents a good deal, or has other interesting qualities. You can read Aircraft For Sale: ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) --The U.S. Army has decided to pull the plug on the development of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter and instead use the money to upgrade its current fleet and replace aging National ...

WASHINGTON — In a sign the Pentagon is beginning to feel a budget squeeze, the Army on Monday canceled its Comanche helicopter program, bringing an end to the development of a craft that had been 21 ...