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Boeing expects to shutter its production of the Little Bird light helicopter after fulfilling a current contract with the Thai armed forces.
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Boeing’s Little Bird Helicopter Production Set To End

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 26, 2025

The US Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has been testing Arctic and desert camouflage options on top of a now well-known multi-tone blue scheme.
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160th SOAR Night Stalkers Testing Arctic, Desert Vinyl Camo Wraps As Global Missions Evolve

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 28, 2024

MH-6s belonging to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment are now flying with a multi-tone blue camouflage scheme that looks intended primarily for use in maritime operations.
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Blue Camouflage MH-6 Little Birds Point To Night Stalkers’ Pacific Pivot

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 20, 2024

The famed Little Bird helicopters used by the Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment are seeing a 'resurrection' after the Army's cancellation of the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft program, but their future is still murky.
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H-6 Little Bird’s Future Upended Due To Army Axing Armed Scout Helicopter

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 9, 2024

The next version of the famed Little Bird helicopter for the US Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has reportedly been dubbed the MH-6R.
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New Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Now Dubbed MH-6R (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 27, 2024

Half Of Night Stalker Black Hawks, Little Birds Replaced With High-Speed Types By 2030s
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Half Of Night Stalker Black Hawks, Little Birds Replaced With High-Speed Types By 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 10, 2023

This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun
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This Is Our Best Look Yet At The MH-6’s Plank-Mounted Machine Gun

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on May 20, 2022

Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan
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Little Bird’s Future Laid Out In New Night Stalkers Aviation Plan

By Dan Parsons

Posted on May 19, 2022

Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: Report
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Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters Flew German Commandos On Kabul Mission: Report

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 26, 2021

Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction
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Watch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder Extraction

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 11, 2021

Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night
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Here’s What All Those Black Helicopters Were Doing Zipping Around Los Angeles Last Night

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 2, 2020

These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu
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These Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of Mogadishu

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 1, 2019

Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali
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Armed UN Little Bird Helicopters Are a Big Deal for Peacekeepers in Mali

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019

US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had
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US Army Says It Badly Needs A Scout Helicopter After Junking The Ones It Had

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 27, 2019

New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications
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New Video Shows Night Stalker Little Bird Helicopters With Rare Modifications

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 25, 2019

You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach
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You Have To See This Crazy Photo Of A Night Stalker MH-6 Dropping Commandos On Long Beach

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 8, 2019