Boeing AH-6

The Boeing AH-6 is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD500 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.

Variants

 * Unmanned Little Bird: UAV demonstator.
 * AH-6S Phoenix: Proposed version of the AH-6 for the US Army's Armed Aerial Scout program.
 * AH-6I:' Version of the AH-6S for export.
 * A/MH-6X Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB): Upgraded variant of the A/H-6M. Has a glass cockpit, improved avionics and electrics, and a payload capacity of 3,400 lbs.

Users

 * Jordan
 * Royal Jordanian Air Force
 * Saudi Arabia
 * Saudi Arabian National Guard
 * Thailand
 * Royal Thai Army

Related Development

 * Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
 * McDonnell-Douglas MD500
 * McDonnell-Douglas MD500 Defender
 * MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird

Comparable Aircraft

 * Bell OH-58 Kiowa
 * Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
 * Boeing A160 Hummingbird
 * Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout
 * Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout