It achieved operational readiness in 2008. France and Germany chose to proceed with the Tiger, developing it instead as a multirole attack helicopter.
During its prolonged development period the Soviet Union collapsed, changing the European security situation. In France and Spain, the Tiger is known as the Tigre (which is French and Spanish for Tiger), while in Germany it is referred to as the Tiger.ĭevelopment of the Tiger started during the Cold War, and it was initially intended as an anti-tank helicopter platform to be used against a Soviet ground invasion of Western Europe. Airbus Helicopters designates it as the EC665. It is manufactured by Airbus Helicopters (formerly Eurocopter), which arose from the merger of Aérospatiale's and DASA's respective helicopter divisions. The Eurocopter Tiger is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter which first entered service in 2003.
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