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- Title
RAH-66 Comanche- The Self-Inflicted Termination: Exploring the Dynamics of Change in Weapons Procurement.
- Authors
Demotes-Mainard, Julien
- Abstract
An intriguing question in weapons acquisition is why some weapons programs--initially designated Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAP)--collapse after a long development process, resulting in wasted money and expertise. A salient illustration is the RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter. For 20 years, the Army designated the RAH-66 an MDAP. Yet, in 2004 the Army decided that the RAH-66 was no longer affordable. What changes led the Service to reverse its position? This study shows that despite the explicit Army posture favoring the program, the Comanche had in fact suffered from an implicit and progressive decrease in support within the Service.
- Subjects
PROGRAM termination (Education); UNITED States. Army -- Aviation; STEALTH aircraft; COMANCHE (Reconnaissance/attack helicopter); WEAPONS; DEFENSE procurement; AIR force procurement
- Publication
Defense Acquisition Research Journal: A Publication of the Defense Acquisition University, 2012, Vol 19, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
2156-8391
- Publication type
Article