Airbus Tiger

The Australian Army has retired its Airbus Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters, ending nearly 20 years of service marked by persistent reliability challenges.

Germany’s army aviation units have begun the transition from the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter to Airbus’ H145M LKH light attack helicopter.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Australian has grounded its fleet of 22 Airbus Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters following a hard landing incident during Exercise Talisman Sabre.

The Australian army is phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helicopters in favor of the Boeing AH-64E Apache, service officials say.

French has conducted the first test firing of the long-range MBDA Akeron LP missile designed for use by the Tiger attack helicopter.

The Italian Army has declared the new AW249 Fenice attack helicopter a pillar of its transformation, following its public debut at the Eurosatory defense show.