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| | The Agusta Mangusta & EuroCopter Tiger |
 | | A development contract specifying construction of five prototypes of the "Tiger" or "Tigre", as the gunship was named, was was finally awarded on 30 November 1989 to EuroCopter GMBH, a joint company that had formed by Aerospatiale of France and MBB of Germany in 1985 to pursue the program. |
 | | The Tiger is of conventional helicopter gunship configuration, with the two crew sitting in tandem, though somewhat unusually the pilot is in the front seat and the gunner is in the back. |
 | | EuroCopter has developed an export configuration for the Tiger, designated "HAD", similar to the Aussie Tiger and featuring a 30 millimeter cannon turret; external stores including antitank missiles, AAMS, and unguided rocket pods; and a new roof mounted sight. |
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