Airbus begins study on Tiger Mk3

Airbus Helicopters has been commissioned by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) to study a mid-life upgrade (MLU) of the Tiger attack helicopter and bring it to a Mk3 configuration.

German Army Eurocopter EC 665 Tiger UHT 98-18 2
Julian Herzog [GFDL or CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The study will incorporate lessons picked up by France during combat operations in Afghanistan Libya and Mali.

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