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Helicopter

Tigre attack helicopter

Barkhane’s attack helicopter — escort and strike across the Liptako until the 2022 withdrawal.

TigreFrance, Germany, SpainFrench service; over the Sahel 2014–2022

Status as of
2022-11
Last reviewed
2026-07-19

AssessmentHigh confidence

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Historical / withdrawnEvidence: Documented
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Record

FamilyTigre
VariantsTigre HAP/HAD
OriginFrance, Germany, Spain
EraFrench service; over the Sahel 2014–2022
Appears inMali / Sahel (Barkhane, historical)

Conflict relevance

This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.

Sahel · Force Atlas

Operators

France · Historical operator

Battlefield role

Barkhane's escort and strike helicopter across the Liptako-Gourma — armed reconnaissance over convoy routes and quick reaction to troops in contact, a capability the Malian forces have since only partly replaced with armed drones.

Branch & service operators

Related key events

Feb – Aug 2022Theme link

France withdraws from Mali

President Macron announces the end of Barkhane operations in Mali in February; the last French soldier leaves Malian territory on 15 August 2022, nine years after Serval.

PartialConfidence: HighSources: Established historical record · France 24 / RFI↗MethodologyCorrections

Assessed as of2022-11Last reviewed2026-07-19