Production standard AH-6i Little Bird makes maiden flight

The first production standard Boeing AH-6i Little Bird light attack/reconnaissance helicopter has made its maiden flight.
In November 2013 Boeing disclosed it had signed its first customer for the AH-6i, which has been developed specifically for the international market. Company officials have declined to name that customer, but it's understood that it's Saudi Arabia, which is to receive 24 helicopters.
Developed from the 1960s-era Hughes Model 369, the AH-6i is the latest incarnation of MD 500-series operators, and the US Special Operations Command in the guise of the AH/MH-6 Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB).
The AH-6i's payload fit includes the Dillon M134D 7.62 mm Gatling gun, General Dynamics GAU-19 12.7 mm Gatling gun, FN Herstal M3P 12.7 mm chain gun, Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire air-to-surface missiles, as well as a variety of seven-shot 'dumb' or laser-guided 70 mm rocket systems.
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