Light Observation Helicopter | |
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![]() YOH-6A Cayuse helicopter on liftoff | |
General information | |
Project for | Light Observation Helicopter |
Issued by | United States Navy |
Service | United States Army |
Proposals | Bell YOH-4 Fairchild Hiller YOH-5 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Bell OH-58 Kiowa (second round) |
History | |
Outcome | Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (first round) Bell OH-58 Kiowa (second round) |
Successors | Army Helicopter Improvement Program |
The Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program was a United States Army program to evaluate, develop and field a light scout helicopter to replace the Army's aging Bell OH-13 Sioux. It gained impetus with the advent of the Vietnam War, and was aided by advances in helicopter technology, specifically the development of the turboshaft engine.
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