Navy Germany approves 2.3 billion euro purchase of Airbus helicopters

[Test7]

The German parliament's budget committee approved a 2.3 billion euro ($2.7 billion) contract to buy 31 Airbus helicopters for the country's navy on Thursday, a parliamentary source said.

The Sea Tiger helicopters will be deployed on frigates, and their main job will be submarine-hunting. They have a range of 800 kilometres (500 miles) and can be armed with missiles, torpedoes and machine guns, according to experts.

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[Fuzuli NL]

€2.300.000.000 for 31 helos!
That's outrageuos!

 

[Cabatli_TR]

This helicopter is naval variant of NH-90 ? What is the unit price of this helicopter ? 2,3 billion Euro isn’t too much for an helicopter ?

 

[Nilgiri]

This helicopter is naval variant of NH-90 ? What is the unit price of this helicopter ? 2,3 billion Euro isn’t too much for an helicopter ?

Maybe it include the weapons package and also total cost of life support etc?

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Parliament of Germany approves budget to acquire 31 Sea Tiger naval helicopters for their frigates

German Navy will receive the new naval helicopters Sea Tiger for their frigates

navyrecognition.com

The Multi Role Frigate Helicopter (MRFH) NH 90 Sea Tiger will be armed with the Light Tiger torpedo MU90. The lightweight torpedo has been designed and constructed with the most advanced technologies to oppose both conventional and nuclear submarines and it is a “launch-and-forget” anti-submarine weapon that can be launched both from ships and aircrafts. The torpedo homing system matched with the high energy propulsion system, grants target engagement ranges in excess of 15,000 m.

 

[Madokafc]

MH 60 R with all the latest equipment for first Time user like India cost only 900 million US Dollar for 21 units. And i thought they are very fucking expensive, but apparently not after reading this one. 2,7 Billion US Dollar can get you around 60 Romeo!!!

 

[Fuzuli NL]

Germany has the habit of overpaying for miltary equipment that the army won't be happy with their performances in the end.
NH-90, Eurofighter, Tiger are just a few examples.