The U.S. Army’s RAH-66 Comanche was one of the greatest helicopters ever designed without later being produced. For the cost of $7 billion over the course of about a decade, the Army, in conjunction ...

To achieve both stealth and agility, the Comanche was crafted from cutting-edge materials, complex avionics, and a demanding aerodynamic profile—leading to massive cost overruns. Despite a $7 billion ...

In the 1980s, as the Soviet Union's nuclear capabilities continued to pose a significant threat to the world, the United States Army launched an effort to develop a helicopter that could take the ...

An aircraft that never quite made it into the Army’s operational inventory and looks like something out of a science-fiction movie is now on display at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum. The ...

In 1982, the U.S. Army launched the Light Helicopter Experimental (LHX) program to create a next-gen scout and attack aircraft. The result was the RAH-66 Comanche, a stealth helicopter with ...

The RAH-66 Comanche has completed first flight with its Helmet Integrated Display Sighting System, one of the milestones the managers set to ensure the program is moving along. Boeing and Sikorsky had ...