France is in talks with Australia, Germany and Spain to define the specifications for the Tiger Mk 3 attack helicopter, it is hoped that all operator can settle on a common anti-tank missile for the upgrade.
“Eurocopter Tiger 2“. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
To allow more time for all parties involved to make a decision, the Mk 3 upgrade had been pushed out until 2023, Maj. Gen. Olivier de la Motte, commander of French army aviation, said.
Currently, French and Australian Tigers fire the Hellfire while German models are armed with the Parsys Trigat. Spain is also alone using the Rafael Spike.