Combat – The Chief of Staff of the Army, Pierre Schill, announced the deployment of four Tiger helicopters from the French army to protect the Gulf countries.
The Chief of Staff of the Army, Pierre Schill, announced the deployment of four Tiger helicopters from the Alat (Army Light Aviation) in the Gulf. They are reinforcing the six Rafale aircraft of the Air Force sent to the area in support of those already present from the 1/7 Provence squadron. The helicopters provide an additional option in the fight against Iranian drones.
The Tiger is equipped with a 30mm cannon, capable of firing up to 720 rounds per minute, with a range of about 2,500 meters. In an interview with Le Point, Pierre Schill also mentioned the “integration of laser rockets on the Tiger, even though the goal is to use its very powerful cannon.” He added that “we are experimenting with interceptor drones on site.”
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Introduced in 2005, the Tiger is a Franco-German combat helicopter designed by Airbus Helicopters, capable of day and night combat against slow ground or air targets (helicopters, slow planes, drones). It performs support-protection and support-destruction missions. Depending on the version, it also carries four Mistral air-to-air missiles with a range of 6 km, and Hellfire anti-tank missiles, intended to be replaced by the Akeron Long Range Missile (MLP) from MBDA, with a minimum range of 8 km.
Capable of flying at over 250 km/h at full load, the Tiger has a variable range (…)
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