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Thailand to Get AH-6i Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopters

The Royal Thai Army has placed an order for the AH-6 helicopter with Boeing, while MD Helicopters has delivered MD 530Gs to neighboring Malaysia.

The Royal Thai Army is the second international customer for the AH-6i, following the Saudi Arabian National Guard. (Photo: Boeing)

By David Donald • Contributor - UK

February 25, 2022

Boeing’s Vertical Lift division will supply eight AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopters to Thailand under a $103.7 million foreign military sales contract awarded on February 18 by the U.S. Department of Defense. The deal also includes spares, training devices, support equipment, and technical publications.

Deliveries of the ‘Little Birds’ are due in 2024/25, and they will replace the Bell AH-1F Cobras that currently fly with the Royal Thai Army’s 3rd Aviation Battalion “Raptor” at Lop Buri. Eight AH-1Fs were delivered from U.S. Army surplus stocks from 1990, of which one has been written off. The aging fleet represents Thailand’s main armed helicopter capability, but numbers of operational helicopters have dwindled in recent years.

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