The Philippine Army has received its second batch of Turkish-made T129 ATAK attack helicopters.
What is known
We are talking about two helicopters. They were transported to the Philippines using A400M Atlas transport aircraft. Previously, the Philippines also received two T129 ATAK.
????????????????| TUSAŞ tarafından Filipinler’e teslim edilen 3. ve 4. T129 ATAK Taarruz Helikopterleri, tüm test faaliyetlerini başarıyla tamamladılar ve Filipin Hava Kuvvetleri envanterine kabul edildiler.
TUSAŞ Helikopter Birimi, başarılarıyla Türk havacılık tarihine damga vuruyor. pic.twitter.com/FQ2TwXrOMD
— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) December 10, 2022
The contract for the supply of T129 ATAK was signed in 2021. The transaction amount was $286,600,000. In total, the Philippine army will receive 6 helicopters.
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For those who are not in the know
T129 ATAK is a Turkish attack helicopter,which was developed by the Turkish company Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii (TUSAŞ) and the Anglo-Italian AgustaWestland. The T129 ATAK is based on the Italian Agusta A129 Mangusta helicopter and differs from it in its airframe, new engines, tail rotor, improved avionics, displays, and weapons.
Source: @SavunmaSanayiST