Helicopter Pat in Germany. American, light or disabled? [ANALYSIS]

The German defence ministry on the issue of strike helicopters seems a small lost. Berlin resigned or officially suspended its participation in the modernization program to the Tiger Mk III version along with Spain and France. At the same time, they declared interest in AH-64E Apache, but besides AH-1Z Viper and a bridge solution in the form of light H145M armed with Spike guided missiles since last year. For respective years, the deficiency of decisions and, in fact, its continuous changes, have given no hope of solving the problem of the Airbus Helicopters Tiger fleet, whose operational readiness is steadily decreasing and challenges are increasing.