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Kawasaki Heavy Industries OH-1 Ninja
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries OH-1 Ninja

Scout and observation helicopter

Overview

The Kawasaki OH-1 is a military scout/observation helicopter developed and manufactured by the Kawasaki Aerospace Company. The primary operator is the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), who originally procured the OH-1 as a domestically produced successor to their existing OH-6D Loach fleet. The OH-1 has the distinction of being the first helicopter to be entirely produced in Japan.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

Photo 1: 陸上自衛隊 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

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