Drift

RAH-66 Comanche

Comanche · Army · Boeing–Sikorsky · cancelled

−32% $39.3B (2001) → $26.9B (2002)
RAH-66 Comanche: cost trajectory from $39.3B in 2001 to $26.9B in 2002, −32% growth. Explore Comanche interactively → Download 1-page brief (PDF)
Baseline
$39.3B (2001)
Current estimate
$26.9B (2002)
Cost growth
−32%
Units
1213 → 650
Quantity change
−46%
Unit-cost change
+28%
IOC
2000s (planned) → Cancelled 2004
Schedule slip
—
Cost basis
mixed
Confidence
low · unreconciled
An F-22-style truncation that ended in cancellation: the Oct-2002 restructure cut the buy 1,213 → 650, so the total fell ($39.3B → $26.9B) even as per-aircraft cost soared (+33%, to ~$32.3M), before the Army killed it Feb 2004 (0 delivered, ~$6.9B sunk). Figures mix then-year dollars across years — not a clean series.

Documented events

Source: GAO-01-450 (2001 total acquisition ~$39.3B then-year, 1,213 aircraft); CRS RS20522 (Oct 2002 restructure to ~$26.9B, 650 aircraft). Then-year dollars across years — not a clean constant-dollar series, so still flagged.

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