The Bell 406 resulted from the US Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP). Airframes received a upgraded transmission and engine, a four-bladed main rotor and the distinctive Mast-Mounted Sight (MMS) above the rotor system.
The Kiowa Warrior distinguishes from the original AHIP model when carries the weapons pylon mounted on both sides of the aircraft
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior News
First U.S. Female Military Pilot Killed in Action, 18-Dec-19 : #FemalePilot An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter was painted as an in-kind donation by Lockheed Martin for the Captain Kimberly Hampton memorial park in Easley, South Carolina
Retired Kiowa Warrior at the Hellenic Army, 12-Dec-19 : #Kiowa The Hellenic Army Aviation received 70 former US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior under a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program administered by U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC)
Greece Receives 70 OH-58D and Last Chinook, 21-May-19 : #Kiowa Cargo ship transporting ex US army helicopters arrived to Greece. The Hellenic Army received 70 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior valued €44M and the last of 10 CH-47D Chinook.
US Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Final Flight, 19-Sep-17 : The US Army Aviation Development Directorate flew the Army’s final OH-58D Kiowa Warrior flight from Felker Army Airfield at Joint Base Langley-Eustis on September 19, 2017
Croatia Receiving OH-58D Pilot, Maintainer Training, 13-Feb-17 : U.S. Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) in charge of pilot and maintenance training of 16 former US Army Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters to Croatia
