page_title: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
section_title: Current operators
hierarchical_section_title: Bell OH-58 Kiowa / Operators / Current operators
caption_attribution_description: Magyar: Az Osztrák Légierő OH-58 Koiwa-ja a zeltwegi Airpower 2013-n. Deutsch: Östreichischer OH-58 Kiowa und Jagdkommandosoldaten an der Airpower 2013. English: Austrian OH-58 Kiowa and Jagdkommando soldiers at the Airpower 2013.
context_page_description: The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. Bell Helicopter manufactured the OH-58 for the United States Army based on its Model 206A JetRanger helicopter. The OH-58 was in continuous U.S. Army service from 1969 to 2017, when it was replaced in these roles by the Boeing AH-64 Apache and Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota.
  The latest model, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, is primarily operated in an armed reconnaissance role in support of ground troops. The OH-58 has been exported to Austria, Canada, Croatia, the Dominican Republic, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and Greece. It has also been produced under license in Australia.
context_section_description:  Austria
  Austrian Air Force
   Croatia
  Croatian Air Force (16 former US Army OH-58Ds)
   Dominican Republic
  Dominican Air Force
   Greece
  Hellenic Army (70 former US Army OH-58Ds, delivered 15 May 2019)
   Iraq
  Iraqi Army
   Saudi Arabia
  Royal Saudi Land Forces
   Taiwan (Republic of China)
  Republic of China Army
   Tunisia
  Tunisian Air Force (24 former US Army OH-58Ds)
   Turkey
  Turkish Army
caption: An Austrian Armed Forces OH-58, during AirPower 2013
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