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First Tiger HAD Block 2 combat helicopter delivered to Spanish Army.
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World Defense & Security News - Spain
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First Tiger HAD Block 2 combat helicopter delivered to Spanish Army
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A major milestone of the Tiger HAD combat helicopter project was achieved on 13 December 2016 with the delivery of the first Tiger HAD/E in Block 2 configuration to the Spanish Army. Three further helicopters will be delivered before the end of the year, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR) recently announced on its website.
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 The first Spanish Tiger HAD Block 2 helicopter arriving at the Coronel Coronel Sánchez Bilbao airbase in Almagro, headquarter of the Attack Helicopter Battalion #1 of the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET)(Credit: Spanish Army) |
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The Tiger HAD/E are produced on the final assembly line at the Airbus Helicopters España (AHE) facilities in Albacete, Spain.
The helicopters will be operated by the “Batallón de Helicópteros de Ataque I” (BHELA I) in Almagro (Spain), together with the six Tiger HAP/E and four Tiger HAD/E B1 already in service. The HAD/E B2 will provide a range of new capabilities to the Spanish Army, including a new software version with MMI (Man Machine Interface) improvements, a firing capability in combination with external combat tanks, and an HF (High Frequency) datalink. The delivery of the HAD/E B2 was enabled by the signature of the Tiger HAD B2 Qualification Statement on 5 December 2016. |
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