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Aussie Tiger achieves FOC… finally

1st June 2016 - 09:08 GMT | by Gordon Arthur in Hong Kong

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The Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) of the Australian Army achieved final operating capability (FOC) on 14 April, a mere seven years behind the original goal of June 2009.

Brig Michael Prictor, commander of 16 Aviation Brigade, said the Tiger was 'ready to go as a full operational capability' with a full regiment of two squadrons.

‘In the past decade we have built an attack helicopter regiment, which has taken a multi-generational, cultural, philosophical change to do that, and army is just coming to grips with the fact that we have now got a world-class attack helicopter regiment,' Prictor added.

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Gordon Arthur was the Asia Pacific editor for Shephard Media. Born in Scotland and educated …

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