ModelC/NNews Derivatives & Versions of MD500 ModelYearHistory B AH-6 / MH-6 1997 1997 Boeing acquired McDonnell Douglas Helicopter in 1997 MD500E 1999 1999 Earlier airframes listed as McDonnell Douglas MD500E MD530F 1999 1999 Type certificate 369FF. Earlier airframes listed as McDonnell Douglas MD369F / MD500F MD530G 2014 2014 First announced at Heli-Expo 2014, the Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) helicopter is based on the MD530F airframe adding heightened gross take-off weigh ... MD540A 2014 2014 An armed reconnaissance and light attack helicopter based on the MD530F incorporating a 6-bladed fully articulated rotor blade system made of com ... List of Operators of MD500 Years Model Org 1999- MD Helicopters 2000- MD530F State of California 2008- Maavoimat 2010- MD530F TVA 2011- MD530F Afghan Air Force 2013- MD530F Kurdistan Regional Government 2013- MD530F al-Ḥaras al-Waṭanī 2014- MD530G MD Helicopters 2015- MD530G Afghan Air Force 2019- MD530F Kenya Air Force 2021- MD530F Fuerza Aerea Salvadoreña 2021- MD530F Al Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Lubnaniyya 2022- MD530G Tentera Darat Malaysia 2023- MD530G Nigerian Army Fuchs Helikopter MD500E State of Texas Global Distribution of MD500 64MD500E137MD530F24MD530G