Rather than continue to invest in the Kiowa fleet or a successor, the Army retired it, dividing its reconnaissance mission among larger helicopters and newly-emerging drones. When the U.S. Army ...

The US Army is investigating options for replacing its Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters with a partly or wholly unmanned fleet. The army's plan to replace the OH-58 has been in limbo for six years.

The distinctive and venerable OH-58 Kiowa helicopter, mothballed and grounded in the dry desert of Arizona, after being retired from Army service with almost 50 years of service, is finding its wings ...

Back in 2014, the U.S. Army was officially left without one of its best assets, the Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopter. In service since 1969, it has seen action in theaters across the world, acting as ...