Iberia’s big cats

Salvador Mafé Huertas reviews the progress of the Tigre attack helicopter in Spanish Army service and considers the prospects for the advanced HAD variant. Spain has played a leading role in the development of the Tigre HAD variant – in Spanish, Helicóptero de Ataque y Destrucción (attack and destruction helicopter). When the Fuerzas Aeromóviles del Ejército de Tierra (FAMET, Army Airmobile Forces) reviewed options for a new combat helicopter it determined that the basic EC665 Tigre would require modifications for