"Chad Irby" wrote in message
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And I'm betting that some of the first "real" attack UCAV helos will be
based off of lessons we've leanrd on the Comanche. Yank out the
human-carrying parts of the Comanche, leave off the more sophisticated
systems, scale the airframe down by about 50%, and you'd have a heckuva
nice little attack robot for a fraction of the cost.

In fact, I wouldn't be surprised that a "black" program to develop a UCAV
helicopter that incorporates a lot of the what was learned on the RAH-66
program is probably in an advanced development stage already. A stealthy
UCAV helicopter with RCS a small fraction of what the RAH-66 already
achieved and very low noise levels could be perfect for taking on al-Qaeda
or other terrorist organizations in their operational areas at night.

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Raymond Chuang
Sacramento, CA USA