Delivery of the first serial support helicopter UH-TIGER to German Army Aviation

The first serial support helicopter UH-TIGER has been delivered on April 6 to German Army Aviation. The helicopter will start operations in the Franco-German Army Aviation Training Centre at LE LUC in the south of France.

With UH-TIGER the German Army receives the most modern support helicopter available at present. Due to a versatile armament and most recent technology sensorics UH-TIGER can be operated in a broad mission spectrum, reaching from reconnaissance and armed escort to combat support roles.

With the delivery of the first UH-TIGER to the Bundeswehr, a milestone in the course of the continued build-up of the German Army’s airmechanized forces has been achieved.

To date, 206 Tigers have been ordered by four countries. Germany and France have ordered 80 helicopters each, Australia 22 and Spain 24.

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