US Army's new Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

[Slater]

http://www.bellhelicopter.textron.com/en/aircraft/military/ARH/bellARH3.cfm

Kind of a "21st Century Kiowa" I suppose.

[Slater]

Contract award (source: Defenselink):


Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., of Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded July 29, 2005, a $210,746,761 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the system development and demonstration of the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter, including sub-system integration and testing as well as training-device development. The ARH will replace the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopter (first fielded in 1985) and will be a dual crew station, single-pilot-operable aircraft capable of operating worldwide. Work will be performed at Fort Worth, Texas, and is estimated to be completed on Sept. 30, 2008. There were 11 bids solicited on Dec. 8, 2004, and two bids were received. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity. Their public affairs office can be reached at (256) 955-9174. (W58RGZ-05-C-0234)

[Michael RVR]

Already posted, i still think its crap. p-)

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=55739&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[Slater]

I thought the AH/OH-6 "Little Bird" was supposed to be the early favorite? SpecOps seems to like them, anyway.

[digrar]

Take it over to the other topic.