ARH: The French connection

摘要

More than a decade after Australia ordered 22 Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters (ARH), the model has yet to be declared fully capable of operations, although that's likely soon. But for the last two years, French Tigers have gone to war in Afghanistan and most recently in Libya at high operational tempo, suggesting there's no fundamental problem with an aircraft which once graced the Australian government's list of defence projects of concern. To show off the capabilities of Tiger in Afghanistan, Eurocopter and the French military hosted a small group of Australian journalists in a visit to the French helicopter battalion based at Kabul airport.