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Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 (wallpaper 4). Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 airplane pictures collection 4. On 26 July 2009, three French Tiger HAP helicopters of the 5th Helicopter Regiment arrived at Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. This is the first active deployment of the Eurocopter Tiger in a war zone. The helicopters will partake in armed reconnaissance and fire support missions to aid the effort of coalition ground troops in quelling the growing Taliban insurgency. The Tigers had their operational certification in Afghanistan in early August 2009. Until July 2010, three Tigers have totalled 1,000 hours of operation. During a night mission on 4 February 2011 a French Tiger crashed a about 30 miles east of Kabul, both pilots were lightly injured. Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 (wallpaper 4). Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 airplane pictures collection 4. The Tiger HAD (Hélicoptère d'Appui Destruction, in French or Helicoptero de Apoyo y Destrucción in Spanish for "Support and Attack Helicopter") version is essentially identical to the HAP version, but with 14% more engine power available due to the upgraded Enhanced MTR390 engines (1464 shp) and a better ballistic protection, as a result of the specific requests made by the Spanish Army. It can also be equipped with the PARS 3 LR anti-tank missiles that were originally developed for the German UHT version, the Hellfire II and is equipped with Spike ER for Spanish Army. The helicopter is suited for a support and fire suppression role and has been selected by the Spanish Army. The French Army Light Aviation (ALAT) decided to upgrade most of their HAP helicopters to the HAD-Variant and thus the former HAC Variant (i.e. Hélicoptère Anti-Char or "Anti-Tank Helicopter") was cancelled. By June 2006, 28 production Tigers were flying, including 18 aircraft delivered to their customers of 4 countries. These 28 aircraft had logged about 4,000 flight hours together. Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 (wallpaper 4). Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 aircraft images wallpaper gallery 4. Eurocopter Tiger EC 665 airplane pictures collection 4.