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English: Pictured is a U.S Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter at Kandahar Airfield in 2011.

The primary mission of the helicopter is in the scout attack role. The helicopter can be optionally equipped to carry out transport and utility roles using equipment kits installed externally on existing hard points.

The OH-58D is equipped with two universal quick-change weapons pylons. Each pylon can be armed with two Hellfire missiles, seven Hydra 70 rockets (pictured), two air-to-air Stinger missiles or one .50-calibre fixed forward machine gun (pictured).

A cargo carrying hook is rated to carry loads up to 2,000lb. Emergency casualty evacuation can be carried out transporting two casualties on litters (stretchers), plus over 320kg of supplies to an operating radius of more than 185km. The Kiowa can be used for insertion of up to six troops for critical point security missions.

Kandahar Airfield, Kandahar Provence in Afghanistan was used by the RAF for combat operations from 2001 to 2014.

Part of Kandahar Airfield was known as RAF Kandahar, It operated RAF, Fleet Air Arm and Army Air Corps aircraft and was one end of the "Air Bridge" that started in RAF Brize Norton in the UK.All other ISAF airborne forces were also based there.

Kandahar International Airport as it was called originally is located some 10 miles South-East of the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan.

It is the country’s second international airport and one of its biggest military bases, it has the space for over two hundred military aircraft.

  • Organization: RAF
  • Object Name: 38GpPO-Official-20111205-174-485
  • Category: MOD
  • Supplemental Categories: Foreign Aircraft, Aircraft, Equipment, Afghanistan, Theatres, Operations
  • Keywords: Kiowa Warrior , KAF, Kandahar, airfield, Afghanistan, Moving, Flying, Weather, Climate, Hot, Dry, US Army, Equipment, Aircraft, Helicopter, Attack, International, Reconnaissance
  • Country: Afghanistan
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Author SAC Tim Laurence
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