German Tigers arrive in Mali

Continental Europe TWO HEERESFLIEGER (German Army Aviation) Tiger attack helicopters arrived in Gao, Mali, to begin United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) operations. The first pair arrived on March 25 and a further two were due to follow in the coming weeks to complete the German MINUSMA detachment, which also comprises four NH90s – see First German NH90s arrive in Mali, April 2017, p12. Meanwhile, the three Royal Netherlands Air Force CH-47D Chinooks previously in Mali on