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2017-04-13 Science & Technology

This Could Be the Army's Next-Gen Helicopter

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Posted by Besoeker 2017-04-13 07:46|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 And once again, everybody will sit on the sidelines while the Army pays for development, and then will say "We'll take some of those."

Posted by ed in texas 2017-04-13 08:22|| 2017-04-13 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Link

I love the UH-60, but it is time for an upgrade.

Posted by DarthVader 2017-04-13 08:30|| 2017-04-13 08:30|| Front Page Top

#3 I like the M2, but they haven't come up with something better and cost effective yet as a replacement (other than 'we just want something new and sexy').

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-04-13 08:48|| 2017-04-13 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 Just looking at it makes my TBO-sense begin tingling.

Posted by Bubba Fleng5889 2017-04-13 08:56|| 2017-04-13 08:56|| Front Page Top

#5 Dubbed the Sb>1 Defiant, the concept helicopter could replace the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter

I already don't like it.

Posted by gorb 2017-04-13 10:14|| 2017-04-13 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Joint Multi-Role helicopter

Oh great yet another all things to all people jack of all trades master of none function creep boondoggle. It's probably already several billion over budget.

Posted by AlanC 2017-04-13 11:48|| 2017-04-13 11:48|| Front Page Top

#7 I am praying this doesn't turn out to be a rotary winged version of the F-35

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-04-13 15:24|| 2017-04-13 15:24|| Front Page Top

#8 I am praying this doesn't turn out to be a rotary winged version of the ~~F-35~~
Lawn Dart

Posted by USN, Ret. 2017-04-13 15:45|| 2017-04-13 15:45|| Front Page Top

#9 SPOD, at least so far they haven't tried to insist that it be stealthy.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2017-04-13 15:47|| 2017-04-13 15:47|| Front Page Top

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