+49 2641 3703 – 0 +49 2641 3703 – 199 info@moench-group.com

Tigers Upgraded

First (of 36) TIGER HAD retrofit delivered to French Army Aviation

Airbus Helicopters recently delivered the first TIGER retrofitted into the HAD version to French Army Aviation, after having previously completed its formal acceptance process with the French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA).

This retrofit, being the first of 36 retrofits from HAP to HAD ordered by the French Ministry of Defence, involves performing over 100 airframe modifications and installing over 1,500 new parts and 250 electrical cables.

Compared with the previous HAP version, the HAD TIGER benefits from an increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW), and is equipped with two new enhanced MTR 390 E engines and a new STRIX roof mounted sight system complete with a laser designator that allows HELLFIRE II air-to-ground missiles to be fired.

For this TIGER retrofit program, Airbus Helicopters has set up a new industrial organisation, combining both teams from its Military Support Center France and from its TIGER serial production Final Assembly Line. According to French Army Aviation Command, “this retrofit is considered a priority for the French Army and will allow us to have a perfected weapon system and a homogenous fleet. The first HAD TIGERs have been combat-proven since 2014 and have shown their wide range of capabilities daily in demanding theatres of operation.”

We are pleased to have achieved this first delivery in accordance with the specifications of our customer,” Alexandra Cros, Head of Governmental Affairs France at Airbus Helicopters, said. “This TIGER retrofit programme will give the French Army Aviation the additional capabilities they require in order to perform their most demanding operational missions”, she added.

The TIGER attack helicopter has proven its capabilities during operational deployments in Afghanistan, the Central African Republic, Libya and Mali. In service with the armed forces of France, Germany, Spain and Australia, the global TIGER fleet has logged over 92,000 flight hours to date.

 

Related Posts

Publish date

12/22/2017

Sign up to our newsletter and stay up to date.

News

Air

C4ISR

Components / Systems

Cyber

Defence Business

Homeland Security

International Security

Land

Latin America (Spanish)

Logistics

Naval

Training & Simulation

Space

Special Forces

Unmanned

Publications

Contact Us

Contact Info

Mönch Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
Christine-Demmer-Straße 7
53474 Bad Neuenahr – Ahrweiler

+49 2641 3703 – 0

+49 2641 3703 - 199

Follow On

X