WOW 19 Years to IOC
First flight of the NH-90 was 15 Dec 1995. IOC is now achieved in 2014. Nineteen years and already it is ready for service. The cycle of development has gotten out of hand. The C-130 proposal was signed 2 July 1951. The prototype first flew in August 1954 with deliveries beginning in 1956. Production continues today. The Comanche program began in 1982 with LHX, progressed to a first flight of the RAH-66 in 1995 and program was canceled in 1996 after spending $7 billion. It is truly mid boggling.