DAB slashes Comanche buys but endorses UAV compatibility

A Defense Department panel has decided to cut procurement of the RAH-66 Comanche from 1,213 helicopters to 650, but it has encouraged the Army to try to equip the Boeing-Sikorsky aircraft to control unmanned aerial vehicles, a congressional source said Oct. 18. Defense Acquisition Board (DAB)...

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