United States has approved Foreign Military Sale of additional Hellfire precision guided ground attack missiles to France for its Tigr...
United States has approved Foreign Military Sale of additional Hellfire precision guided ground attack missiles to France for its Tigre Attack Helicopter.
The deal including associated equipment, parts and logistical support is estimated to cost of $30 million.
The purchase will meet operational requirement of French forces, actively engaged in operations in Mali and Northern Africa, providing them the capability to successfully engage targets with minimal collateral damage.
France has requested 200 AGM-114K1A Hellfire Missiles; Hellfire Missile conversion kits; blast fragmentation sleeves and installation kits; containers; and transportation.
There is no principal contractor for this sale as the missiles are coming from U.S. Army stock.
The Airbus Heliocopter Tiger Attack helicopter can carry four supersonic Hellfire missile on its each wing mounted pylons, enabling to take out heavily armored ground targets with superior precision.
