"Hobo" wrote in message
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In article ,
"George Z. Bush" wrote:

Why do I feel that they'd rather spend the money on some other project,
like
Star Wars, that they'd like rather than this one that the Army has said
all
along that it needs?

I think unmanned vehicles can serve the reconaissance function much
better than an ultra-expensive helo. The whole concept of a stealthy
helo which can fly unnoticed and collect information has problems. Helos
are noisy and produce a lot of heat and it is hard to make them radar
stealthy. The fact that the whole thing got so expensive pushed it over
the edge.

Now the Army has plenty of money to do that.