Airbus Tiger

Europe’s flagship attack helicopter — a twin-engine, tandem-seat rotorcraft that arms France, Germany and Spain with a 30 mm cannon, anti-tank missiles and mast-mounted sensors for anti-armour, close fire support and armed reconnaissance.

Overview

The Airbus Tiger (formerly the Eurocopter EC665) is a dedicated attack helicopter operated by France, Germany and Spain. It fills the same anti-armour and escort role as the American AH-64 Apache but on a lighter airframe optimized for the European theatre. Three main domestic variants were built — the HAP (escort/fire support) and HAD (multi-role/anti-tank) for France and Spain, and the UHT (anti-tank) for Germany — and the type has since been upgraded to the HAD-F standard in French service. Australia, the sole export customer, retired its Tigers early and replaced them with AH-64E Apaches.

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