User talk:Born2flie/Bell ARH-70

Timeline

 * 2004
 * Cancellation of Comanche
 * Publication of RFP
 * 2 November 2004, Boeing works to purchase production rights to Little Bird, subcontractors question ARH program goals.


 * 2005
 * 29 July 2005, Selection of Bell 407 proposal
 * Award of production contract
 * 3 June 2005, first flight of demonstrator (s/n 53343/N91796)
 * 16 August 2005, increase in cost
 * 1 September 2005, System Requirements Review completed by Army


 * 2006
 * February 2006, First flight of demonstrator with HTS-900-2 []
 * Ground run with HTS-900-2 (s/n 53903/N44515)
 * 20 July 2006, First flight of prototype (s/n 53904/N44548) []
 * 12 October 2006, Army expressed desire to increase aircraft purchased by 120
 * 17 October 2006, Army officials discuss ARH program at AUSA convention. DOD felt 36-month development was too compressed, funded for 54-months, pushing first unit fielding to July 2009. Congress cuts initial purchase to 32 from 38.
 * Delays


 * 2007
 * January/February 2007, Elbit System's North American subsidiary EFW wins contract for ANVIS/HUD-24t helmet system (date needs resolving, article identifies slippage of program to July 2009)
 * January/February 2007, program slips a year behind schedule
 * 21 February 2007, Crash of prototype #4 (s/n 53906/N445HR)
 * 22 March 2007, Stop Work notice and effects
 * 20 April 2007, Bell submits plan to Army to continue program
 * 15 May 2007, Boeing revises offer to produce AH-6, claiming they can meet performance and timeline requirements for current contract with Bell
 * 18 May 2007, Army decides to continue ARH development
 * August 2007, Continued development []
 * 11 September 2007, Senate approves full funding for revised ARH schedule
 * 9 November 2007, Army awards contract to Raytheon for Common Sensor Payload (CSP) program to replace FLIR Systems' Brite Star II on ARH-70
 * 13 November 2007, achieved 1,000 flight hours in 15 months.


 * 2008
 * Nunn-McCurdy breach []
 * 16 October 2008, Cancellation []