The Agusta A129 (then AgustaWestland AW129) was selected in 2007 to be the basis of the Turkish attack and tactical reconnaissance helicopter ATAK program. The resulting T129, assembled in Turkey, integrates indigenous avionics and weapon systems with upgraded engines, transmission and rotor blades.
First flew on September 28, 2009, the first nine aircraft are in the T129A or EDH (Erken Duhul Helikopteri, Early Delivery Helicopter) variant and expected to be upgraded in the final T129B standard when all systems become available
First flew on September 28, 2009, the first nine aircraft are in the T129A or EDH (Erken Duhul Helikopteri, Early Delivery Helicopter) variant and expected to be upgraded in the final T129B standard when all systems become available
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TAI T129 ATAK at Paris Air Show 2019
22-Jun-19 - Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T129 ATAK helicopter performing flight demonstrations at the Paris Air Show, Le Bourget, June 17-23, 2019. #ATAKLeonardo at IDEF 2019
30-Apr-19 - Leonardo promotes advanced security solutions, leading edge aerospace products and innovative training services featuring the local TAI T129 and AW139 AW101 helicopters at International Defence Industry Fair IDEF 2019, April 30 - May 3 in Büyükçekmece, Turkey #IDEF2019Pakistan Signed for 30 Turkish T129
01-Jun-18 - Pakistan allegedly signed for 30 TAI T129 attack helicopters #WeaponsSaleTAI Offering T129 for Polish KRUK Program
04-Feb-16 - Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) in a possible cooperation on KRUK Combat Helicopter Procurement Program for the future Polish Army gunship.TAI at Paris Air Show 2015
12-Jun-15 - Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) to showcase the Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter T129 ATAK and the Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Class UAV ANKA at Paris airshowMore News ... | |
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Specifications T129 |
Derivatives & Versions of T129 |
Model | Year | History |
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T929 ATAK-2 2023 | 2023 | The Multirole Heavy Combat Helicopter (MHCH or Atak 2) mockup was first displayed at the International Defense Industry Fair IDEF-2019.
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List of Operators of T129 |
Years | Model | Org | |
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2014- | Türk Kara Kuvvetleri | ||
2018- | Türk Jandarma Teskilati | ||
2019/20 | | ||
2021- | Philippine Air Force | ||
2021- | Polis Havacilik Daire Baskanligi | ||
2023- | Nigerian Air Force |
Global Distribution of T129 |
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