US Scrap Sealth Comanche program for UAV.
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UAV - The new fighting machine.
The U.S. Army has cancelled a controversial planned $39 billion program for a new stealth helicopter called the Comanche.
The decision to scrap the Comanche follows years of study and close to seven billion dollars in development costs.
Instead of the 120 Comanches that would have been purchased over the next five years, the Army is instead proposing to use the money earmarked for that project to buy 800 new aircraft, including more Apache and Blackhawk helicopters as well as unmanned drones.
Army Chief of Staff General Peter Schoomaker acknowledges it was a difficult decision but says it was the correct one.
"It's a big decision," he said. "We know it's a big decision but it's the right decision."
The Comanche was often described as the future of Army aviation.
But officials say a new study drawing on Army experiences in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq showed the money could be better spent to upgrade and expand the existing fleet of helicopters.
The Pentagon estimates it will cost as much as $680 million to cancel the program. -
Didnt they scrap it a LLoooonnnggg time ago?
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Its ancient history le
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errr... history liao.. plus the pic abit inappropriate ah... LOL RC
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I think the pic is meant as a joke by the thread starter...and yes this is old news...Originally posted by cydus21:errr... history liao.. plus the pic abit inappropriate ah... LOL RC
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It is suppose to scrap in 04 or 06 but KIV for sometime. Anyone know the latest development in UAV. Recently saw some UUV in History Channel...it show that the main sub as a mothership with a few smaller subs attached to her.
Everything is going to be unmanned in the future...robotics war in the making? -
Oh really? I remember a Tom Clancy or Larry Bond book talking about UUVs. how does it look? small enough to fit through a torpedo tube? or are they like mini subs?Originally posted by seneca04:It is suppose to scrap in 04 or 06 but KIV for sometime. Anyone know the latest development in UAV. Recently saw some UUV in History Channel...it show that the main sub as a mothership with a few smaller subs attached to her.
Everything is going to be unmanned in the future...robotics war in the making?
If they can fit through the torpedo tube, i guess they could provide "eyes" for the sub or even suicide bomb the enemy
A bigger UAV like the SDV(seal delivery vehicle) could very well launch its own torpedoes but may require a hanger or dock on the top of the sub...
either way the possibilities are endless, better for friendly forces, but bad news for the enemy... -
I saw a model of e design. E mothersub could be an SSN & e 2 smaller subs SSK
Imgaine a design tat combines e range & endurance of e SSN with e quietness of SSKs -
Future UUV mothership
Future UUV attack sub