The european occar (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation) has awarded a contract to Airbus Helicopters for the development, production and initial in-service support of the Tiger Mk III attack helicopter upgrade programme. Announcing the move on March 2, Airbus said the agreement was made on behalf of the French and Spanish Armament General Directorate, the DGA (Direction Générale de l'Armement) and the DGAM (Direccion General de Armamento y Material). The contract includes the upgrade of 42 aircraft for France (with the possibility to add another 25 helicopters) and 18 for Spain.
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