I really can't see the saving or increase in capability that the remotely-piloted KMAX brings to the game... the helicopter is still vulnerable to ground fire (more so with no DAS and no pilot to take evasive action quickly), still vulnerable to the harsh conditions (heat and dust) and the lack of a pilot will only give an extra 200lbs of payload. A RPV will always be slower to complete tasks than a helicopter flown by real pilots - the video of the Kmax with the load is painfully slow compared to normal ops for pick up and drop off (increased exposure to threat again).
Pointless exercise in trying to save money. As for wearing the FireScout's loss as a badge of honour - that goes to show what morons you are dealing with making these decisions - 'we sent it to do a job and we lost it' that is very mission-effective...not!