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The Boeing MH-6M Little Bird (nicknamed the Killer Egg) and its attack variant, the AH-6, are light helicopters used for special operations in the United States Army. Originally based on a modified OH-6A , it was later based on the MD 500E , with a single five-bladed main rotor .
The Boeing AH-6 is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family. Developed by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, these include the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator, the A/MH-6X Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), and the proposed AH-6I and AH-6S.
They chose the OH-6A scout helicopter to fill that role, and it became known as the Little Bird compared to the other aircraft in the task force, the MH-60 and the MH-47. As a separate part of the project, armed OH-6As were being developed at Fort Rucker, Alabama. [28] [29] Troops seated on the outside of an MH-6M Little Bird
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse: Light Observation Helicopter / Utility Hughes Helicopters: Won a prototype run off between Bell, Hiller and Hughes. The Bell prototype went on to become the OH-58. The OH-6 itself is the parent of the MD 500 and MH-6 variants. 1963 1966 1420 MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird: Light Observation Helicopter MD Helicopters
Night Stalkers from 1st Battalion 160th SOAR were tasked with supporting Task Force 20 with its MH-60L/K Black Hawks, MH-60L DAPs, MH-6M transport and AH-6M Little Birds; they were based at Ar'Ar. On 26 March, the 160th SOAR took part in the Objective Beaver mission, a raid by DEVGRU on a complex known as al Qadisiyah Research Centre that was ...
OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter [5] U-21 Ute utility aircraft [5] MH-6 Little Bird light helicopter. This was a variant of the Cayuse, yet was given a new name. UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter [5] TH-67 Creek trainer helicopter [5] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter [5] RAH-66 Comanche recon/attack helicopter; ARH-70 Arapaho attack/recon ...
This is a list of rotorcraft, including helicopters, autogyros, rotor kites and convertiplanes. Lists of aircraft; ... MH-6 Little Bird; Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm
They employ modified heavy assault versions of the MH-47 Chinook, medium assault and attack versions of the MH-60 Black Hawk, light assault and attack versions of the MH-6 Little Bird helicopters, [6] and MQ-1C Gray Eagles via four battalions, two extended-range multi-purpose companies, a headquarters company, and a training company that are ...