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ARH Tiger

A British soldier from 3 Regiment Army Air Corps and soldiers from the 1st Aviation Regiment, Australian Army Aviation Command, observed as a AH-64E attack helicopter taxis down the pan during their learning experience at Wattisham Flying Station. Story by Major Lily Charles. Photos by Photos: Corporal Aaron J Stone.
Australian Army News UK 

British give Aussies a head start on Apache

12/09/202414/09/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 1298 Views 1 Comment 1st Aviation Regiment, AH-64E Apache, ARH Tiger, Aviation Command, British Armed Forces

Australian maintenance personnel are getting their hands on Army’s future attack helicopter, the AH-64E Apache, more than a year before

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Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, prepare to conduct wet and dry exercise rehearsals, during Exercise Sea Raider 2022 near Cowley Beach, Queensland. Story by Captain Joanne Leca. Photo by Corporal Cameron Pegg.
Australian Army News Royal Australian Navy Videos 

An amphibious force to be reckoned with

30/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3175 Views 1 Comment AAF, ARH Tiger, Boxer CRV, CH-47F Chinook, Exercise Sea Raider, HMAS Adelaide, M777 Howitzer, Military Working Dogs

The 2022 Sea Series has come to a close with the completion of Exercise Sea Raider. CAPTION: Soldiers from the

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Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the 5th Aviation Regiment prepares to land behind the CH-47F Chinook during Exercise Vigilant Scimitar at Ingham Airport, Queensland. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Corporal Jarrod McAneney.
Australian Army News Videos 

Battle group takes to the skies

08/06/202208/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2466 Views 0 Comments 16th Aviation Brigade, 5th Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger, aw, CH-47F Chinook, MRH-90 Taipan, Vigilant Scimitar

Combined aviation mission sets were the focus of Exercise Vigilant Scimitar this year. CAPTION: Australian Army MRH90 Taipan from the

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Australian Army soldiers start the 10km Run Army event in Brisbane on Sunday, 24 April 2022. Story by Major Mark Beretta. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
Australian Army Health and Wellbeing News Videos 

Fun Run raises more than $150,000 for Legacy

06/05/202206/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2285 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022, ARH Tiger, Run Army

Army’s second annual Run Army community fun run raised more than $150,000 for Legacy to support veterans and their families. CAPTION: Australian

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Australian Army Ground Crew Aircraft Support personnel, of the 1st Aviation Regiment, re-arm ARH Tigers at a US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion air deployed ground refuel point, during Exercise Griffin Eagle. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett. Photo by Captain Gavin Partridge.
Australian Army News USA 

Griffin Eagle tests key aviation capabilities

30/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 2014 Views 0 Comments 1st Aviation Regiment, ARH Tiger

The 1st Aviation Regiment has spread it wings over the Arizona desert, having deployed a squadron of Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter

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Aussie pilot Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on both the ARH Tiger and MRH90 Taipan. Airbus photo.
Australian Australian Army News 

Aussie pilot sets Airbus world record

12/09/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3565 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger, MRH-90

Airbus qualified flight instructor Matt Barker has become the first pilot in the world to achieve 1000 flight hours on

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Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopters land at RAAF Learmonth after conducting security operations during an Exercise Northern Shield scenario. Photo by Corporal Janine Fabre
Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Fleet-wide Tiger grounding ended in November – apparently

01/02/201801/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5822 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger

On 11 August last year the Australian Army’s entire fleet of 22 Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopters was grounded over safety

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A Tiger helicopter at Oakey.
Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology 

After 10 weeks grounded – Chief of Army confident Tiger will fly ‘in a matter of weeks’

27/10/201730/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4745 Views 0 Comments ARH Tiger

It is now 10 weeks since the Australian Army’s fleet of 22 Tiger helicopters was grounded over safety concerns –

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FILE PHOTO: An Australian Army Tiger helicopter at a forward arming and refuelling point (FARP) during Exercise Predators Talon & Griffin Guns, Mount Bundy Training Area (April 2017).
Australian Australian Army News Science & Technology 

Tiger fleet still grounded after 9 weeks

10/10/201720/10/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 10330 Views 2 Comments ARH Tiger

[Updated 20 October 2017] – The Australian Army’s fleet of 22 armed reconnaissance Tiger helicopters is still grounded more than

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