Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Active
Also Known As : EC 665, Tiger ASGARD (German UHT optimized for Afghanistan), Tiger HAC, UH-Tiger, Unterstützungshubschrauber Tiger
Origin : France, Germany
Contractor : Airbus Helicopters
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2004
Total Production : 90
Unitary Cost : USD $50 million

The Tiger HAC, known as Tiger UHT in Germany, will perform anti-tank missions using HOT or Trigat missiles and the Osiris mast-mounted sight. The Tiger HAC also features self-defense capability against airborne threats through the use of Mistral Missiles. The German Army Aviation took delivery of the first production Eurocopter UH-Tiger helicopter on April 6, 2005. The official delivery ceremony occurred at Le Luc French/German Tiger training center in the South of France.

OCCAR, Rheinmetall and Thales signed a production contract, worth 236 million euros, of Tiger combat helicopter simulators. The signing ceremony was conducted in Bonn, Germany, on March 16, 2005. The contract calls for 18 simulators to be produced, nine mission simulators and nine trainers, with associated support equipment and services and an option for a further 11 simulators. Simulators will be based at joint Franco-German Tiger training center at Le Luc, France, and in operational regiments in both Germany (Fritzlar and Roth) and France (Pau and Étain). Around 60 pilots will be trained each year at Le Luc training center. Simulators deliveries are expected to begin in 2006 and will continue through 2012. The Australian Army will get four simulators, still under development, of its Tiger ARH with the first delivery anticipated in early 2006.

Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Retired - No Longer Operational
Also Known As : EC 665, Hélicoptère d’Appui Protection, Tiger HAP-E, Tiger HCP
Origin : France, Germany
Contractor : Airbus Helicopters
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : March 18, 2005
Total Production : 36
Unitary Cost : USD $50 million

The Tiger HAP helicopter performs day/night combat fire support and air-to-air missions employing a nose-mounted 30mm gun, 68mm rockets, Mistral or Stinger air-to-air missiles and the Strix roof-mounted sight. Following the development of the more capable Tiger HAD version in conjunction with Spain, France switched half of its initial requirement for Tiger HAP (70) to the newest version. As a result of that, the French Army will receive 10 Tiger UHTs, 35 Tiger HAPs and 35 Tiger HADs from its first Tiger helicopters order. The first production Tiger HAP helicopter was accepted by the French Army Air Corps (ALAT) at Marignane, France, on March 18, 2005.

OCCAR, Rheinmetall and Thales signed a production contract, worth 236 million euros, of Tiger combat helicopter simulators. The signing ceremony was conducted in Bonn, Germany, on March 16, 2005. The contract calls for 18 simulators to be produced, nine mission simulators and nine trainers, with associated support equipment and services and an option for a further 11 simulators. Simulators will be based at joint Franco-German Tiger training center at Le Luc, France, and in operational regiments in both Germany (Fritzlar and Roth) and France (Pau and Étain). Around 60 pilots will be trained each year at Le Luc training center. Simulators deliveries are expected to begin in 2006 and will continue through 2012. The Australian Army will get four simulators, still under development, of its Tiger ARH with the first delivery anticipated in early 2006.

Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Active
Also Known As : Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter
Origin : France, Germany
Contractor : Airbus Helicopters
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2007
Total Production : 22
Unitary Cost : USD $50 million

The Tiger ARH (Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter) was selected in 2001 by Australia following an extensive competition conducted under Air 87 program. Beginning in late 2004, 22 Tiger ARH helicopters will be delivered to the Australian Armed Forces with first 4 of them assembled in Europe and the remaining 18 in Australia. According to official Australia schedule, the Tiger ARH will achieve initial operational capability in 2008. The Tiger ARH, developed to meet the requirements of Air 87 program, will feature a combination of Tiger HAC and HAP models capabilities and will be armed with the combat-proven Hellfire anti-tank missile instead of the Trigat missile originally planned for the Tiger helicopter.

Australian Aerospace, an Eurocopter subsidiary, delivered the first two Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters (ARHs), named ARH1 and ARH2, to the Australian Army at a ceremony at the Army Aviation Centre in Oakey, Queensland on December 15, 2004. The two Tiger ARH were manufactured in France and re-assembled in Australia. The next two helicopters are manufactured in France as well and will be delivered early in 2005. The remaining 18 aircraft will be manufactured at Australia Aerospace factory in Brisbane, Australia. The first Tiger made in Australia, the ARH5, is expected to be delivered to the Australian Army in the first half of 2005.

OCCAR, Rheinmetall and Thales signed a production contract, worth 236 million euros, of Tiger combat helicopter simulators. The signing ceremony was conducted in Bonn, Germany, on March 16, 2005. The contract calls for 18 simulators to be produced, nine mission simulators and nine trainers, with associated support equipment and services and an option for a further 11 simulators. Simulators will be based at joint Franco-German Tiger training center at Le Luc, France, and in operational regiments in both Germany (Fritzlar and Roth) and France (Pau and Étain). Around 60 pilots will be trained each year at Le Luc training center. Simulators deliveries are expected to begin in 2006 and will continue through 2012. The Australian Army will get four simulators, still under development, of its Tiger ARH with the first delivery anticipated in early 2006.

On 28 May 2005, the first Tiger ARH supporting laser-guided Hellfire II missile integration performed the a successful first firing of an inert missile at the Commonwealth Defence firing range at Woomera, South Australia. The missile was targeted at an armored personnel carrier at approximately 6 kilometers and performed as predicted hitting the center of the armored vehicle.

Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Active
Also Known As : HA-28 Tigre (Spanish Army designation), Hélicoptère d’Attaque et Destruction, Tiger HAD-E
Origin : France, Germany, Spain
Contractor : Airbus Helicopters
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : January 14, 2013
First Flight : December 14, 2007
Total Production : 65
Unitary Cost : EUR €56 million

The Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d’Attaque et Destruction) evolved from the Tiger HAP helicopter to meet the requirements of the French Army for fire support/anti-tank helicopter in just a single configuration. It features 14% more powerful engines, Mistral air-to-air missiles, a nose-mounted 30mm cannon, rocket pods, and Trigat LR anti-tank missiles. The Tiger HAD should match the combat-proven AH-64 Apache helicopter performance assuming fire support and anti-tank capabilities integrated into a single platform. Originally, the Tiger program envisaged two different configurations Tiger HAP and Tiger UHT for fire-support and attack roles. The Tiger HAD helicopter has been ordered by the French Army replacing previously ordered Tiger HAPs. In 2003, the Spanish Army ordered 24 Tiger HAD helicopters to be delivered by 2007. Tiger HAD configuration development costs will be funded by both the French and Spanish armies. The estimated acquisition cost of 24 Tiger HADs by the Spanish Army is valued at about €1.35 billion.

The first of 24 Tiger HADs ordered by the Spanish Army will be ready for operational service in 2008 and the first French Tiger HAD will achieve IOC (Initial Operational Capability) in 2009. France will procure 35 Tiger HADs switching half of its requirements for Tiger HAPs originally stated at 70. On December 8. 2004, the governments of Spain and France signed the Tiger HAD development contract in Toulouse, France. OCCAR will act as the contracting authority for the HAD program that will deliver 40 helicopters to France, five more than initial statement, and 24 helicopters for the Spanish Army. France will take delivery of its first Tiger HAD in 2010.

OCCAR, Rheinmetall and Thales signed a production contract, worth 236 million euros, of Tiger combat helicopter simulators. The signing ceremony was conducted in Bonn, Germany, on March 16, 2005. The contract calls for 18 simulators to be produced, nine mission simulators and nine trainers, with associated support equipment and services and an option for a further 11 simulators. Simulators will be based at joint Franco-German Tiger training center at Le Luc, France, and in operational regiments in both Germany (Fritzlar and Roth) and France (Pau and Étain). Around 60 pilots will be trained each year at Le Luc training center. Simulators deliveries are expected to begin in 2006 and will continue through 2012. The Australian Army will get four simulators, still under development, of its Tiger ARH with the first delivery anticipated in early 2006.

Eurocopter created a new manufacturing plant in Albacete, Spain, near Los Llanos Spanish Air Force Base in accordance with Spain's Tiger HAD program. The new facility received green light in May 2005 and is meant to provide support to EC135 production as well as Tiger helicopter. French HAD helicopters would be assembled at Marignane. In late November 2005 France, Spain and Germany defense procurement agencies signed the formal contract concerning Tiger HAD development and production. The contract called for production of 18 Tiger HAD and retrofit of 6 HAP helicopters for Spain. France was expected to officially execute a contract change of 30 HAP and 10 HAC by 40 HAD aircraft during 2006. Tiger HAD initial operational capability was delayed to 2010 with aircraft deliveries beginning in 2010 through 2014.

EuroGrid is the common tactical mission computer and flight data recorder provided to Tiger and NH90 helicopters, including Tiger HAD. EuroGrid is manufactured by EADS Defence & Security Systems.

Group : Attack Helicopters
Status : Under Development
Origin : France, Germany, Spain
Contractor : Airbus Helicopters
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2029
First Flight : 2025
Total Production : ?

The Tiger MkIII is the next generation of the Tiger attack helicopter being developed to meet the requirements of the French, German and Spanish armies. The new Tiger will feature newer avionics along with the next generation battlefield capabilities. The first de-risking study for the MkIII was started in September 2018 and may deliver an operational aircraft by the mid 2020s. In March 2022 France and Spain agreed to develop the Tiger Mk III with the first flight planned for 2025 and first deliveries planned for 2029. France will upgrade 42 helicopters with 25 options while Spain will upgrade 18 Tiger helicopters.