The Little Bird was initially built as a reconnaissance helicopter for Army armored troops, but it has been virtually exclusively used by the special operations community since the early 1980s.
It has a range of 250 nautical miles without fuel. The small attack helicopter AH-6 Little Bird Gun has been tested and verified in action. Armed with guns, Hellfire missiles, and a 2.75-inch FFAR, this helicopter supports ground and air special operations with armed assistance. The AH-6's range without refueling is 250 nautical miles. All of these variants had a single Allison T-63 252 SHP engine.
Armament: Guns: 1 by 30 mm M230 Chain Gun; or 2 by.50 Cal GAU-19, or 2 by 7.62 mm M134 Minigun; 2 by LAU-68D/A rocket pods, Hydra 70 rockets, 2 by AGM-114 Hellfire, 2 by FIM-92 Stinger. Crew: 2 Capacity: up to 6 passengers’ Maximum speed: 152 knots Range: 232 nm
The U.S. Army's MH-6 Little Bird helicopter is primarily used to insert special operations forces onto rooftops or on narrow roadways.
The AH-6J Little Bird helicopter can carry two 7.62mm M134 miniguns, Hellfire missiles, and ATAS missiles. In "Black Hawk Down," MH-6 Little Birds carried Delta Force soldiers into Mogadishu. Later variants are based on the successful Boeing MD-500 and MD-530 helicopters.

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