I'm no expert but . . . . .
it just crossed my mind to think that one of the reasons for this cancellation could be that many of the tasks that would have been performed with this machine will now be performed by UAV's, am I very far off thinking this?
It's kinda sad but I think helicopter pilots in many fields are coming closer to becoming an endangered species due to UAV's, I saw a demo of a Yamaha R/C helicopter that was used for spraying crops, I can tell you the thing is more precise than any human could do and its only a matter of years until they are perfected.