Originally Posted by
Commando Cody
It never reached LRIP, in fact only two airframes were ever completed.
Hmm, memory foggy, for some reason I had remembered that #3 got airborne, but if it didn't it didn't. Had not realized that LRIP phase had not begun when the CNX decision was made, thanks for correcting my somewhat faulty memory. I wonder how similar to the A-12 (Navy replacement for A-6 that died thanks to a variety of program problems) the Comanche was in terms of tech risk, over promising and under delivering. Probably good case studies for graduate level acquisition courses ...
Let's hope we don't make the same mistakes with FARA.
Lets, or, let's hope they can weaponize the V-280 Valor effectively enough.
