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Nice "Little Bird"

OH-6A Cayuse
AH-6J Little Bird
Defender 500

Armament 2 – M134 7.62-mm 6x barrel, Gatling type twin MG pods
2 – M260 2.75-in Hydra 70 rocket pods (7 or 12 each)
2 – .50 cal MG pods
2 – M75 40-mm grenade launchers
2 – MK19 40-mm grenade launcher
2 – TOW missile pods (2 each)
2 – Hellfire ATGM
2 – Stinger AAM

Most Probable Armament
MD-500MD/Scout Defender: Fitted with guns, rockets, grenade launchers, or a combination on 2x fuselage hardpoints.
MD-500MD/TOW Defender: Twin TOW missile pods on 2x fuselage hardpoints; mounts missile sight in lower-left front windshield.

User Countries At least 22 countries — Argentina, Bahrain, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, USA
Some 200 McDonnell Douglas 500-MD helicopters were produced under license by Korean Air between 1976 and 1984. At least fifty of these helicopters were equipped with TOW antitank weapons. The remainder were used as transports and for other support missions.
North Korea acquired at least 60 Defender 500 helicopters during the mid- 1980s, reportedly through US dealers.

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