17 May 2023
by Gareth Jennings
Having declined to join its international partners in the Mk III upgrade, Germany will now retire its Tigers with no dedicated attack helicopter replacement. Instead, it will employ the H145M in the light attack helicopter role. (Janes/Gareth Jennings)
Germany plans to retire its Airbus Helicopters Tiger attack fleet in favour of acquiring more Airbus Helicopters H145M utility rotorcraft that it can arm with long-range air-to-surface missiles.
Reuters cited a Bundeswehr spokesperson as confirming the plan that had been reported in the German national media.
As noted by Janes World Armies , Germany has 66 Tigers in its inventory, including a number in storage. A portion of these was scheduled for upgrade as part of the Tiger Mk III programme with France and Spain. However, in 2022, Germany declined to join its European partners in the project, leading to speculation that it was not committed to maintaining its fleet in the longer term.
This speculation was fuelled in November 2021, when Boeing told Janes
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/update-germany-to-replace-tiger-attack-helo-with-h145m