Army cancels Comanche helicopter

[Merowig]

Ich hoffe auchmal das dies nicht das letzte Wort ist - waere schade wenn solche Topprojekte wie der Comanche oder der Raptor draufgehen wuerden

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Army Kills Comanche Helicopter Program

Monday, February 23, 2004

WASHINGTON — 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.
It is one of the biggest program cancellations in the Army's history and comes less than two years after the service's $11 billion Crusader artillery project (search) was dropped after $2 billion had been spent.
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