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Die Bundeswehr will bis zu 31.760 Übungsraketen im Kaliber 70mm für die Schießausbildung der Besatzungen des Kampfhubschraubers Tiger beschaffen. Am 10. April hat der Haushaltsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages die Beschaffung eines ersten Loses von 15.180 Übungsraketen für knapp 54 Millionen Euro bewilligt, wie die Bundeswehr auf ihrer Webseite mitgeteilt hat.

The crews of the Tiger attack helicopter learn to master the weapon system using training rockets. (Photo: Thales FZ)

The KH Tiger can be equipped with a multiple rocket launcher for 70mm unguided rockets. The standard armament includes rockets with HE warheads, of which several thousand were recently procured in 2022. The manufacturer is the Thales subsidiary FZ in Belgium, which has entered into a partnership with Rheinmetall for development, qualification and production.

Rockets are also part of the armament of the LKH H145M, the procurement of which the Bundeswehr recently initiated (ESuTreported). The LKH should also be able to fire guided rockets.

Gerhard Heiming

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