First it was the Crusader Field Artillery System and now it appears the U.S. Army's Comanche Helicopter is going to follow in the artillery weapons somber footsteps to a brutal end.
When the U.S. Army announced today that they would cancel the program, acting Army Secretary Les Brownlee said the money would be used to buy 800 other aircraft, upgrade 1,400 existing helicopters and accelerate work on unmanned aerial vehicles
The Comanche, a joint venture between Boeing and Sikorsky Aircraft, has struggled to enter the field for move than twenty-years, and has cost at least $8 billion. The cancellation comes just as the system was beginning to show some success in its performance in the field.
You will hear more on this no doubt as we head into this election year and politicians look to keep constituents happy.
Catch the breaking news on Comanche here.
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