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Attack helicopter Anti-tank helicopter
Eurocopter Tiger is a attack helicopter Anti-tank helicopter originating in Multinational. It was built by Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters. Published specifications list length 13.85 m; the configuration for each measurement is shown below.
Attack helicopter Anti-tank helicopter
Multinational
Eurocopter Airbus Helicopters
In service
French Army German Army Spanish Army Australian Army (historical)
175 as of April 2026
1991–present
2003
27 April 1991
By Australia, see § Operators To be retired by Germany
See § Variants
2 (pilot and weapon systems officer)
13.85 m (45 ft 5 in) fuselage (nose to tail)
3.84 m (12 ft 7 in) without top-mounted sensors
3,060 kg (6,746 lb)
5,090 kg (11,222 lb)
6,600 kg (14,551 lb)
1,105 kg (2,436 lb) internals , 1,689 kg (3,724 lb) with external fuel tanks
2 × MTR390-E turboshaft engines, 1,092 kW (1,464 shp) each
13 m (42 ft 8 in)
290 km/h (180 mph, 160 kn) with rotor head mast
271 km/h (168 mph, 146 kn) at MTOW SL
740 km (460 mi, 400 nmi) armed, with standard fuel tanks
1,130 km (700 mi, 610 nmi) not armed, with external fuel tanks
2.5 hours of standard mission duration, 5.0 hours max endurance with external fuel tank
4,000 m (13,000 ft)
10.7 m/s (2,110 ft/min)
1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) GIAT 30 cannon in chin turret, with up to 450 rounds
blade root: DFVLR DM-H3; blade tip: DFVLR DM-H4
132.75 m 2 (1,428.9 sq ft)
38.343 kg/m 2 (7.853 lb/sq ft)
0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb) at MTOW, with MTR390-E
2 × 12.7×99mm NATO FN M3P Browning gun pods, or 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) autocannon pods, or 2 × 22 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod (France/Spain) 2 × 19 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-225 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia), or 2 × 4 AGM-114 Hellfire missiles (Australia/France), or 2 × 4 Spike-ER missiles (Spain), or 2 × 4 PARS 3 LR missiles (Germany), or 2 × 4 HOT-3 missiles (Germany)
2 × 2 Mistral air-to-air missiles (France/Spain), or 2 × 2 Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) air-to-air missiles (Germany), or 2 × 12 × 68 mm (2.68 in) SNEB unguided rockets in a pod, or 2 × 7 × 70 mm (2.75 in) FZ-233 unguided rockets pods (Germany/Australia)
Geschwindigkeit 268 km/h
Flugzeit 2:30 Std
Reichweite 725 km
Gewicht 6,1 t
4.000 m Flughöhe
2 Besatzung
2 x 1.187 PS Motorleistung
Der Kampfhubschrauber Tiger ist ein zweisitziger Helikopter, der von zwei leistungsstarken Triebwerken angetrieben wird. Das Heer verfügt mit ihm über eine zukunftsfähige, hochmobile, schnell einsetzbare, schlagkräftige und multifunktionale fliegende Plattform.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 13.85 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Tiger equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
AustraliaArmy exact named equipment holdings: Tiger (6 more in store). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ATK. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
FranceReported count for Eurocopter Tiger · HAD (Mk I) / Eurocopter Tiger · HAP (Mk I and Mk II). Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 67. Origin: France / Germany / Spain. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
GermanyArmy exact named equipment holdings: Tiger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ATK. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
SpainReported count for Eurocopter Tiger · HAD-E. Service scope: Spanish Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 18. Origin: Europe. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
French Army German Army Spanish Army Australian Army (historical)
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for Eurocopter Tiger · HAD (Mk I) / Eurocopter Tiger · HAP (Mk I and Mk II). Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 67. Origin: France / Germany / Spain. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2026), not the article revision. 2026 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Army exact named equipment holdings: Tiger HAD; Tiger HAP (to be upgraded to HAD). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: HELICOPTERS / ATK. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Germany — Army inventory holdings of the exact named Tiger component. IISS holdings include active, reserve operational and training units and exclude equipment in store. Units are equipment items, not immediate combat readiness. No parent-design or sibling-variant total is inherited.