Painted black for nighttime operations, this small aircraft can conduct rapid insertions and extractions of special operations forces into areas its larger brother, the MH-60 Black Hawk, cannot.
There is also a gunship variant, the AH-6.
This agile, unarmed helicopter is outfitted with outboard "benches" designed to ferry up to three commandos on each side. Seventy helicopters were built in the first month. The initial order was for 714 aircraft, but that was later increased to 1,300 with an option to buy another 114. In the end, Hughes won the competition and the Army awarded a contract for production in May 1965. Army at Fort Rucker, Alabama to compete against the other 10 prototype aircraft submitted by Bell and Fairchild-Hiller. Five prototypes were built, each fitted with a 252 shp (188 kW) Allison T63-A-5A engine, and delivered to the U.S. Originally designated the YHO-6A under the army's designation system, the aircraft was redesignated the YOH-6A under the Department of Defense's new joint system in 1962. The first Model 369 prototype flew on 27 February 1963. Two designs, those submitted by Fairchild-Hiller and Bell, were selected as finalists by the Army-Navy design competition board, but the Army later included the helicopter from Hughes as well. Twelve companies took part in the competition and Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division submitted the Model 369. Army issued Technical Specification 153 for a Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) that could perform personnel transport, escort and attack missions, casualty evacuation, and observation. The OH-6 was started in 1960, when the U.S. You can see Houbara Bustard in Arabian Wildlife Center in Sharjah, where they breed this UAE’s national bird.US Army Rangers on exercise using an MH-6 Some 1,350 of them were released in 10 different locations across the UAE. Out of which in UAE, there were 2,727 Asian houbara chicks born in captivity with an encouraging 53 percent survival rate.Īt the same time, the number of Houbara released into the wild was a record 13,400, reaching the milestone figure of 50,000 since the Houbara release program began in 1998 with just two birds released in North Africa. In 2011 alone IFHC bred 20,475 Asian and North African Houbara in its centers. Under this conservation program, the centers are established for captive breeding of the birds in UAE, Morocco, Kazakhstan, and China. In 2006 International Fund for Houbara Conservation is set up in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. In 1995 late HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan set up Emirates Center for Wildlife propagation in Morrocco to protect and conserve Houbara Bustard in North Africa. When performing the spectacular breeding dance in front of a female, male fluffs the feathers in such a way to make feather basket around his face. There is a bib-like tuft of feathers over the breast. It is a light sandy brown and white bird with a large body, long legs, and a slender neck. The trend has stopped now because this species has become extinct in UAE. This used to be a very popular bird in Arabia where it used to be hunted with the help of trained Falcons till the 1990s. We get to see migratory birds mainly in marshes, mangroves, seashores, and sometimes in parks.
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So a very convenient location of this tip of the Arabian peninsula, plus abundantly available food supply for these birds here which include fish and biodiverse species in mangroves are the reasons why this region is popular among migratory birds. You can read here a complete guide to UAE’s Khors, Lagoons, Marshes, and wetlands. UAE is blessed with numerous marshes and mangroves to name a few Ras Al Khor, Eastern Mangrove in Abu Dhabi, Khor Al Kalba, etc. When winter begins in the Northern Hemisphere, many migratory birds from Europe and North Asia take their stop in UAE while migrating to Africa and southern parts. Why the y choose UAE? The answer to that is, while they pass the region, it’s winter in UAE so the weather is pleasant for them. While talking about migratory birds, we all need to keep in mind the very central location of UAE on the world map. Native Birds, endangered birds come under the same category.ģ. I have classified all these birds into 3 main categoriesġ. (Also see at the end of the article my note about where to find more information about birds in UAE.) There are more scientific and statistical data available on the internet for Birds in UAE, if anybody is interested. It is definitely a great co-incidence to publish Birds In UAE before UAE’s National Day! It’s my personal tribute to the natural beauty of UAE my second home. I have been collecting data about this topic for a very long time including taking photos of these beautiful birds found in such a small desert country.
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