2003 to present

Eurocopter Tiger / Tigre
in
france Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre

French Army Light Aviation







Aviation Légère de l'Armée de Terre Tiger / Tigre

First delivered in the HAP (Hélicoptère d'Appui Protection) configuration. Since mid-2009, three have been deployed to Afghanistan. As of 2010, 40 HAP plus 40 of the much advanced HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction) are in order with 24 already delivered. From 2011 Tigres were also deployed against Libya and in the Sahel. On December 2017 the first of 36 HAP to be upgraded to the HAD variant was delivered.



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French Akeron LP Missile Completed Trials

French Akeron LP Missile Completed Trials

05-May-23 - MBDA successfully completed trials for the next generation Akeron LP air-to-ground missile for the Tiger helicopter and for the MALE RPAS UAV fixed-wing aircraft drone #Akeron
France and Spain Launch Tiger Mk III Upgrade

France and Spain Launch Tiger Mk III Upgrade

03-Mar-22 - Airbus awarded contract for development and upgrade of 42 French and 18 Spanish helicopters under the Tiger / Tigre Mk III attack helicopter programme. First flight scheduled for 2025 #Tiger3
MBDA to Develop New Missile for Tiger

MBDA to Develop New Missile for Tiger

17-Nov-20 - MBDA (A BAe, Airbus and Leonardo partnership) will develop the Future Tactical Air-to-Surface Missile (MAST-F) for the Tiger gunship helicopter with a +8 km range. Announced 250 annual jobs in France during first 10 years of production #Tiger
Airbus Global Support Contract for Tiger

Airbus Global Support Contract for Tiger

03-Dec-19 - OCCAR (Organisation Conjointe de Coopération en matière d’Armement / Organisation for Joint Armament Co-operation) signed long-term support contract for Tiger helicopters of France, Germany and Spain armies #Tiger
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2009-    4 RHFS Pau Uzein Pont Long
2004-    EFA Le Luc
2003-    5 RHC Cannes Mandelieu
Pau Uzein Pont Long




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