More Tiger combat helos for France

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More Tiger combat helos for France
by Richard Tomkins
Paris (UPI) Dec 22, 2015

U.S. Air Force receives two additional C-130J Super Hercules
Marietta, Ga. (UPI) Dec 22, 2015 - The U.S. Air Force ferried two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from a Lockheed Martin Facility to their new assigned homes in Arkansas and Georgia.

The aircraft delivered were a C-130J-30 Super Hercules, assinged to Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas, and an HC-130J Combat King II assinged to Moddy Air Force Base in Georgia. The Super Hercules was flown by Air Mobility Command Maj. Gen. Rowayne A. Schatz.

The C-130 Hercules is the U.S. Air Force's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform, serving as a standard for tactical airlifters. The C-130J is one of the latest variants, designed to replace the aging fleet of C-130Es.

Compared with the legacy models, the C-130J is able to climb faster and higher in the air, and is capable of reaching higher speeds. The C-130J-30 Combat King is a longer version of the Super Hercules, adding 15 feet to the fuselage, increasing its cargo-carrying capacity.

The French military has ordered seven additional Tiger combat helicopters, which will bring their fleet of the aircraft to 67.

The order, which is to strengthen the capability of French forces in air-land operations, was made to Airbus Helicopters by the French Directorate General of Armaments, or DGA, through the European Union's Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation.

The Tiger, similar to Boeing's AH-64 Apache, was originally manufactured by Eurocopter, which is now part of Airbus. It has a maximum speed of more than 181 miles per hour and a range of 500 miles.

The French Tiger is available in a fire-support/protection variant, with the acronym of HAP, armed with air-to-air missiles, a 30mm cannon and 68mm rockets, and a support/destruction variant, HAD, which, in addition to the equipment of the HAP, can also carry air-to-ground missiles.

The seven helicopters ordered are HAD variants.

To date, 55 Tigers have been delivered to the French Army, including 40 HAP variants. The new aircraft ordered will be delivered in 2017-2018.

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