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The 160^th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) provides aviation support to Army Special Operations forces. The Regiment consists of modified MH-6/AH-6 utility/attack helicopters, MH-60/AH-60 utility/attack helicopters and MH-47 medium-lift helicopters. The capabilities of the 160^th SOAR have been evolving since the early 1980s.

Aircraft

MH-6 "Little Bird"

Utility - Small force infiltration/extraction
AAQ-16 FLIR , ALQ-144 IR jammer, radar warning receivers

AH-6 "Little Bird"

Attack - Close air ground support / Direct Action
The armed AH-6J attack version can be fitted with a mix of 7.62mm miniguns, 70mm rocket pods, .50-caliber machine guns, or Hellfire air-to-ground missiles. AAQ-16 FLIR, ALQ-144 IR jammer, radar warning receivers

MH-60 "Crash Hawk"

Utility - Equipped with the AAQ-16 FLIR , ALQ-144 IR jammer, radar warning receivers. The MH-47E also typically mounts a .50-caliber machine gun out a back window and an M60 7.62mm machine gun facing out the helicopter's rear ramp.

AH-60 "DAP"

The armed AH-60 attack version can be fitted with a mix of 7.62mm miniguns, 70mm rocket pods, .50-caliber machine guns, or Hellfire air-to-ground missiles as well as a 30mm cannon and Stinger air-to-air missiles. AAQ-16 FLIR, ALQ-144 IR jammer, radar warning receivers

MH-47E

MH-47E is equipped with an aerial refueling probe, a rescue hoist, a fast-rope rappeling system, two 7.62mm miniguns that can each fire 4,000 to 6,000 rounds per minute, and AAQ-16 FLIR, ALQ-144 IR jammer, radar warning receivers