"The EC725 Caracal armed with Exocet anti-ship missile " Topic

" specialized team of Helibras and Airbus Helicopters experts tested a prototype of the EC725 carrying anti-ship missiles installed on either side of the aircraft. The Exocet AM39 missiles will equip eight of the 16 EC725 helicopters belonging to the Brazilian Navy, which are part of the contract for 50 EC725s signed with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense for the three Army corps.

More than 20 flights were performed in Marignane during a one month period, starting April 28.

Experiments performed with such heavy weapons, weighing around 700 kg per missile, are very rare and require close coordination and collaboration among several departments, including the armament, structures, integration, computation, aerodynamics, loads, vibrations and flight tests…"

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Amicalement
Armand

I hope they don't have any claim on the Falklands.

Well… in the near future, because of conversations and agreements between our two nations… (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

That's OK – we've already arranged for the fuses to be sorted.

Sorry, Tango, but I think you Argies are on your own on this one. We've got bigger worries. Like how the hell are we going to pay for this Cup and still be able to bribe the judges to allow Brazil to collect its sixth title.

No big deal. The Iraqi's were doing this with Super Frelon's as long ago as the Iran Iraq war. Extremely vulnerable unless you have air superiority or are outside the range of your opponents air force.

As far as the Falklands are concerned I suspect the Brazilians have many much better things to worry about than encouraging any Argentinian pipe dreams.

Also our Brazilian chums are unlikely to flog these to someone who can't pay up :)