AS 532 Cougar

The AS 332 Super Puma was originally designed for the civil market. The AS 332B retaining the SA 330s fuselage was the initial military version introduced in 1981. The B version was replaced by the stretched fuselage AS 332M in 1982. In 1990, the military variants were renamed Cougar and adopted the AS 532 designation. The AS 532AC is a military armed version and the AS 532UC is a military unarmed version both featuring the short fuselage. The longer fuselage versions AS 532UL Cougar and AS 532AL Cougar are unarmed and armed aircraft respectively. The AS 532AL is the current production model for military customers having a hardened airframe to withstand crash loads. The cabin is equipped with crashworthy seats and can accommodate up to 25 fully equipped troops. In addition, the aircraft can be armed with pod mounted guns, rocket launchers, and side-mounted guns. The AS 532AL Cougar is suitable for troops transport, search and rescue missions, medical evacuation, airlift, and fire support. The HORIZON (Helicoptere d'Observation Radar et d'Investigation sur ZONe) is an airborne early warning aircraft based on the AS 532UL helicopter. The HORIZON radar system can process up to 4,000 moving ground targets simultaneously at ranges of 200 kilometers. The French Army ordered eight HORIZON-equipped helicopters with the first aircraft delivered in 1994. The Super Puma and Cougar helicopters are powered by two Turbomeca Makila 1A1 or 1A2 turboshafts driving a four-bladed main rotor and four-bladed tail rotor.

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