The MH-6 and AH-6 Little Birds have served as iconic and invaluable assets for U.S. special operations forces. Their small size, maneuverability, and versatility have made them the highly suitable for a wide range of missions, including reconnaissance, light attack, and transportation of special operations teams.
I? t???? ??? ?isc?ssi?ns wit?in t?? USSOCOM ?? t?? milit??? ????t t?? ??t??? ?? t?? MH-6 ?n? AH-6 ??lic??t??s, it is lik?l? ??iv?n ?? s?v???l ??ct??s, s?c? ?s:
A?? ?n? M?int?n?nc? C?sts: Lik? ?ll milit??? ???i?m?nt, ??lic??t??s ??v? ? ?init? s??vic? li??, ?n? ?s t??? ???, m?int?n?nc? ?n? ?????ti?n?l c?sts c?n inc???s?. At s?m? ??int, t?? c?st ?? m?int?inin? ??in? ?l?t???ms m?? ??tw?i?? t??i? ?????ti?n?l ??n??its.
A?v?nc?m?nts in T?c?n?l???: N?w?? ??lic??t?? m???ls m?? ????? ?n??nc?? c????iliti?s, im???v?? ??????m?nc?, ?n? ??tt?? s??viv??ilit? c?m????? t? ?l??? ??si?ns. U?????in? t? n?w?? ?l?t???ms c?n ???vi?? ? si?ni?ic?nt ??v?nt??? ?n t?? m????n ??ttl??i?l?.
O????ti?n?l R???i??m?nts: As missi?ns ?n? t????ts ?v?lv?, t?? USSOCOM m?? n??? ?i?????nt c????iliti?s ???m t??i? ??lic??t?? ?l??t. Ass?ssin? t?? c??n?in? ????i??m?nts ?n? ?ns??in? t??t t?? ???i?m?nt ?li?ns wit? c????nt ?n? ??t??? n???s is c??ci?l.
B????t C?nst??ints: B????t??? c?nsi????ti?ns ??t?n ?l?? ? ??l? in ??cisi?ns ????t ???i?m?nt ??ti??m?nts ?n? ???l?c?m?nts. F?n?in? limit?ti?ns c?n in?l??nc? t?? milit???’s c??ic?s in m????nizin? t??i? ?l??t.
It’s im???t?nt t? n?t? t??t ??cisi?ns ??????in? milit??? ???i?m?nt, incl??in? ??lic??t??s, ??? m??? ??t?? c?????l ?v?l??ti?n ?? v??i??s ??ct??s, incl??in? ?????ti?n?l ????i??m?nts, c?st-??n??it ?n?l?s?s, ?n? st??t??ic c?nsi????ti?ns. T?? USSOCOM ?n? t?? U.S. milit??? ?s ? w??l? c?ntin???sl? ?ss?ss t??i? ???i?m?nt ?n? c????iliti?s t? ?ns??? t??? ??m?in ????ctiv? ?n? ????? t? m??t t?? c??ll?n??s ?? m????n w??????.
F?? t?? m?st c????nt ?n? ?cc???t? in???m?ti?n ?n t?? ??t??? ?? t?? MH-6 ?n? AH-6 Littl? Bi??s, I ??c?mm?n? c??ckin? wit? ???ici?l U.S. milit??? s???c?s ?? ????t??l? ????ns? n?ws ??tl?ts.