Mon, Aug 02, 2010
Aircraft Flying With The French Army's 5th Combat Helo
Regiment
The EC665 Tiger HAP (combat support) helicopter received its
operational certification from NATO for the Afghan theater of
operations in August 2009, just seven months after the final
operational standard qualification was issued by government
agencies in December 2008. The fleet of three EC665 Tiger HAPs,
operated by the French Army's 5th Combat Helicopter Regiment, has
now logged more than 1,000 flight hours in Afghanistan in less than
a year.
With an availability rate of 90% in extremely harsh operating
conditions, the Tiger has once again demonstrated excellent
performance and operability levels for both reconnaissance missions
and combat support operations for joint tactical groups (GTIA),
which have been unanimous in their praise.
A key to this success has been the excellent cooperation between
the French Army, the French Armament Procurement Agency (DGA), the
OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armaments Co-operation) and
Eurocopter, which has deployed a dedicated work structure since the
beginning of the operations.
In this framework, Eurocopter has been providing the French Army
with nonstop support to meet the specific operational needs of the
Afghan theater and guarantee the required availability levels. A
team of Eurocopter technicians is on assignment in Afghanistan to
assist the mechanics of the French Army Air Corps (ALAT). In
addition, a customized logistics support service has been set up to
respond at any time to any request and to quickly supply any
necessary spare parts.
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