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Airbus Delivers First TIGER HAD Block 2 To France

Thursday, December 11th, 2014

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Airbus Delivers First TIGER HAD Block 2 To France

A Tiger HAD Block 2 attack helicopter. Photo: Airbus

Airbus Helicopters delivered the first two Tiger attack helicopters of the HAD Block 2 version to the French Army, the company said on Thursday. The HAD Block 2 Tiger helicopter first passed a qualification by the French General Directorate for Armament on Nov. 21. The Black 2 version of the Tiger provides additional enhancements of HAD version. This includes improved targeting accuracy for rockets, the addition of combat external fuel tanks that provide longer flight times while still enabling the…

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