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Tiger Attack Helicopter

air4.5 Genactive

Manufacturer:Airbus HelicoptersIntroduced: 2003|Status: active|Origin: France

AIRSPEC // TIGER-ATTACK-HELICOPTER

FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$31.6M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typehelicopter

Categoryair

Country🇫🇷France

ContractorAirbus Helicopters

Statusactive

Generation4.5 Generation

Introduced2003

Service StatusActive

Data SourceOCCAR Tiger Program / Airbus Helicopters Fact Sheet

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

90/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

65/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length14.08 m

Width13 m

Height3.83 m

Weight3,060 kg

Crew2 personnel

Max Speed290 km/h

Range800 km

Endurance2.8 hrs

Ceiling4,000 m

Fuel Capacity1,080 L

Powerplant2x MTU Turbomeca Rolls-Royce MTR390 turboshaft engines (1464 shp each)

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

450 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

Nexter 30 M781 30mm chin-mounted cannon (750 rpm)450 RDS

SECONDARY WEAPONS

PARS 3 LR / Spike ER anti-tank missilesMistral air-to-air missiles

GUIDED MISSILES

8x Spike ER / PARS 3 LR4x Mistral air-to-air missiles

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

Osiris mast-mounted sight (MMS) or roof-mounted Strix optronic sight(15 km)

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED

Integrated Radar Warning Receiver

ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM

Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite

Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED

Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR80% WORKSHARE

Airbus Defence and Space🇫🇷

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇬🇧

Advanced Military Turbofan / TurboshaftVendor: Rolls-Royce DefenceThrust/Power: High-Performance Military Rating

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇩🇪

Integrated AESA Radar SuiteManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: AESA Sensor System

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇫🇷

Precision Guided Munitions SuiteVendor: MBDAPayload: Multi-Role Ordinance

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇫🇷

Electro-Optical Targeting & FLIR SuiteVendor: Safran Electronics & Defense

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 12nm Aerospace FinFET

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionmedium

Armor Thickness40 mm

CountermeasuresFull carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composite airframe with low radar and infrared cross-section

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioTiger digital bus with Link 16 and PR4G tactical VHF

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)

Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$31,600,000

Annual Operating Cost$6,500

Annual Maintenance Cost$3,500

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

4 Operator Nations~166 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇫🇷France	Domestic Operator	67units
🇩🇪Germany	Domestic Operator	53units
🇪🇸Spain	Domestic Operator	24units
🇦🇺Australia	Export Operator	22units

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

88/100

Mobility

92/100

Protection

82/100

Sensors

91/100

Reliability

84/100

Maintainability

82/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceOCCAR Tiger Program / Airbus Helicopters Fact Sheet

Last Verification Date2026-10-07