Australian Tiger helicopter clips power lines, makes emergency landing

An Australian Defence Force Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter has made an emergency landing last Thursday after clipping power lines near its base at Oakey, near Toowoomba in Queensland. No one was injured but the crew would undergo medical checks "as a precaution". The helicopter was being examined to determine the extent of the damage.

Australia receives final Tiger attack helicopter

Australian Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter firing Hellfire missile at the Building target on Woomera Range© Commonwealth of Australia

Completing its order and bringing its fleet of the type to 22 aircraft, the Australian Defence Force (ADF) has received its final Eurocopter Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter. Under Project Air 87, Australian Aerospace provides assembly of the helicopters in Brisbane, plus crew training, programme management and through-life support. The Tigers are deployed with the army's 1st Aviation Regiment in Darwin, at the Army Aviation Training Centre at Oakey in Queensland and also at the Royal Australian Air Force's Edinburgh base in South Australia.

French army investigates cause of Tiger helicopter crash landing

A French Army Tiger helicopter serving with ISAF has made what has been described as a hard landing near Kabul. The aircraft had been escorting a pair of French transport helicopters at night when the incident happened. One crew member suffered slight injuries as a result of the incident.

Day of first flights for Eurocopter military helicopters

In a day of first flights, December 17th saw the first NH90 tactical helicopters for both France and Spain make their first flights. The French and Spanish have ordered 34 and 45 of the tactical helicopters.

Meanwhile the first Eurocopter Tiger HAD for France has also made its first flight.

Australian Tiger helicopters not deployable until 2012

Despite calls from opposition politicians to deploy them to Afghanistan, Australia's Eurocopter Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters will not be fully operationally ready till 2012. The Australian Army has ordered 22 helicopters with 18 delivered and they will be based in Darwin.

Eurocopter Spain kicks off upgraded Tiger test campaign

Eurocopter Spain has launched flight test activities with the first Tiger HAD attack helicopter and expects to commence live firing trials soon. The multi-role HAD configuration introduces more powerful turboshaft engines and is being developed for the Spanish and French armies.