The Secretary of the Army directed instead that the aircraft's armament systems be upgraded, based on experience with Task Force 118's performance operating armed OH-58D helicopters in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Prime Chance, and that the aircraft be used primarily for scouting and armed reconnaissance.
A Secretaría do Exército ordenou no seu lugar que os sistemas de armamento do aparello se actualizasen, baseándose na experiencia do rendemento operativo dos OH-58D armados da Task Force 118 no golfo Pérsico apoiando a operación Prime Chance, que foron usados principalmente para a observación e o recoñecemento armado.