Considerations for the Maneuver Commander: Could the Emergence of UAV's Spell the Demise of the Army's RAH-66 Comanche in the Armed Reconnaissance Role?

The U.S. Army finds itself at a crossroad in the development and fielding of both unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter to fulfill the armed reconnaissance role for its future Objective Force (OF). Ever-increasing UAV capabilities, especially the ability to arm these platforms with Hellfire missiles, is forcing a blending of roles that were once solely the domain of manned platforms. This work attempts to answer the question posed above by using the OF character...