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Woff1965
24th Feb 2004, 02:25
Apparetnly it is beingf reported the Commanche helicopter is being cancelled -

http://www.forbes.com/newswire/2004/02/23/rtr1271929.html

$38 Billion dollars for a helicopter? And we thought BWoS were dodgy.

Oggin Aviator
24th Feb 2004, 12:39
Its true, Commanche binned. (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3515559.stm)

ppf
25th Feb 2004, 01:47
O well least it isn't just the UK that wastes money on defence, shame was looking forward to seeing one! :(

CAC Runaway
26th Feb 2004, 00:06
Its probably good news for the UK as all that money and technology will now be channelled into upgrading Apache systems and we (the UK) will probably benefit from those advances in cheaper upgrades to our Apache.