EUROCOPTER HAS COMPLETED its first series of flight tests with the Osiris mast-mounted sight for its Tiger attack-helicopter programme. The sight is being developed by Aerospatiale Missiles in conjunction with the SATEL consortium. The Osiris was test flown on a Eurocopter Panther which also carried the Euromissile Long Range Trigat anti-armour weapon. The trials were intended to collect both flying and integration data on the sight and missile.
Source: Flight International
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