Originally Posted by
Lonewolf_50
Welcome to the 21st century, Sultan, where the next iteration of tech/pushing the edges is bloody expensive.
Someone has decided that helicopters need to be fast. Speed has never been the primary niche that helicopters are known for; see physics for why that is so.
The point was that in 2002 the Comanche was already as expensive as the V-22 and F-35 were expected to be and really no longer had a mission the OH-58D was not better suited for (desert and urban warfare in low tech environment).