Flown by the U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, the MH-6 Little Bird is primarily used to insert special operations forces onto rooftops or on narrow roadways.

The 160th SOAR is now equipped with both MH-6 transport variant and AH-6 attack variant of the Little Bird, which took part in almost all major U.S. operations since the 1980s.

In addition to AH/MH-6 Little Birds, the 160th SOAR operates MH-47G Chinooks and MH-60 Black Hawks. AH-6 and MH-6 Little Birds are small, nimble helicopters based on the Hughes MD530F airframe.

The 160th SOAR's love for the Little Bird is not exclusive by any means. The MD500 series, which is what the MH-6 is based off of, are a favorite of special operations forces and defense ...

A 2008 photo of a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Bird. Army photo. The soldier’s estates allege that the fatal crash resulted from defective FADEC design and manufacturing.

The Army could swap the Little Birds, which the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has used for nearly 40 years, for the winner of a new armed reconnaissance helicopter competition.

An AH-6 Little Bird of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) firing a 70-millimeter rocket at a target, Chocolate Mountains, California, 2016.

The US Army’s premier aviation force is moving forward with its ongoing effort to upgrade the fleet of Boeing A/MH-6 Little Bird helicopters. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ...

The Little Bird is built by personnel at the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Defense News reported as early as 2016 that USSOCOM was examining the ...

According to documents presented by SOCOM’s rotary-wing aviation office at the 2024 SOF Week event, the 160th will operate the Little Bird as far out as 2040.

Pilots with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as the Night Stalkers, are seen in a AH-6 Little Bird during the SOFWEEK Special Forces Capabilities demonstration on Tuesday ...