Trigat LR performs another successful firing for the first time from a helicopter
Munich, le 13 décembre 2000
Another guided firing of the Trigat LR antitank guided-missile system was successfully carried out, this time from a helicopter, at the French test centre of Captieux on 7 December 2000. The firing took place from a Panther helicopter moving at a speed of 45 kts in forward flight at a height of 100 feet, from where the missile was fired at a tank target situated at 2,600 metres distance. This resulted in a bull's-eye hit of the target point. This firing marked the attainment of another important milestone in the development work. This was announced on Wednesday by LFK-Lenkflugkörpersysteme GmbH (LFK, Munich), a subsidiary of the EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company, in Munich. Within the scope of the development work, LFK GmbH is responsible for the Trigat LR firing post.
With the last two successful firings from ground vehicles at different targets on 2 March and 12 April 2000, the essential prerequisites have now been fulfilled on the industrial side for starting procurement of Trigat LR missile in Germany.
The results of the Trigat LR development work will be incorporated into the production of the Franco-German support helicopter Tiger, the Investment and Series Production Contract of which was signed in June 1999. This contract also includes the ATA firing post from which the Trigat LR and Hot 3 guided missile systems can be fired.
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