Despite a $7 billion investment, the Comanche never entered production—and frankly, never even came close. Why doesn’t the United States operate a stealth helicopter? It’s not for lack of trying. In ...

Key Points and Summary - The RAH-66 Comanche was a stealthy scout/attack helicopter designed to replace the OH-58 and complement or even supplant the AH-64 in high-threat air defenses. -It achieved ...

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 ...

The reveal of a black budget military project with futuristic technologies raises an important question: what else is the military funding that the public doesn’t know about? When the Sikorsky RAH-66 ...

Recently the world glimpsed never-before-seen media footage of a chunk of a “stealth helicopter” — said to be a remnant of secret U.S. military technology unavoidably left behind in the takedown of ...

When the topic of air forces comes up, most discussions will likely focus on the fancy, high-tech fighter jets and stealth bombers behind headline-grabbing feats, such as the B-2 Spirits that dropped ...

WASHINGTON • Secret until now, stealth helicopters may have been key to the success of the Osama bin Laden raid. But the so-far-unexplained crash of one of the modified Black Hawks at the scene ...

On May 1, 2011, the United States military sent two helicopters loaded with members of SEAL Team Six into Abbottabad, Pakistan, in Operation Neptune Spear. The raid was intended to capture or kill ...

Secret until now, stealth helicopters may have been key to the success of the Osama bin Laden raid. But the so-far-unexplained crash of one of the modified Black Hawks at the scene apparently ...

LOS ANGELES - When a U.S. military helicopter was destroyed in the backyard of Osama bin Laden's compound, it left not only a pile of smoldering wreckage but tantalizing evidence of a secret stealth ...